Voice Of Indian

Samy picks 15 new faces in line-up

2008-02-21T08:12:00.000+08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: The promise of change among MIC's elected representatives was only more evident at the state level when Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu announced the party line-up yesterday.

The party, fielding 13 fresh faces and six incumbents at state level, elected to stick to seven of its nine members of parliament.

The party supremo, contesting in Sungai Siput for the ninth time, is sending Tapah MP Datuk S. Veerasingam, 69, to the Sungkai state constituency vacated by Datuk R. Ganeson.

The deputy domestic trade and consumer affairs minister's parliamentary seat goes to Federal Territory MIC chief Datuk M. Saravanan.

It is the end of the road for 72-year-old Subang MP Tan Sri Dr K.S. Nijhar, who is being replaced by Shah Alam division youth chief and central working committee member S. Murugesan.

Samy Vellu told a press conference yesterday that the party was keeping its promise to introduce fresh blood while retaining incumbents with experience.

Among new candidates at state level are lawyers Ananthan Subramaniam (Lunas) and Thangasvari Suppiah (Hutan Melintang); orthopaedic surgeon Dr Vasan Sinnadurai (Pasir Panjang); and teachers Krishnan Subramaniam (Bukit Selambau) and Mogan Velayatham (Jeram Padang).

Businessmen Ramasamy Muthusamy (Behrang) and former district councillor Munusamy Mareemuthu (Permas) join their ranks.

Also on the list are Krishnan Lechumanan (Prai), Mogan Velayatham (Jeram Padang), Perumal Rajoo (Asahan), Mohan Thangarasu (Batu Caves), Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (Kahang) and Soorianara-yanan Muniandy (Tenggaroh).

Samy Vellu said the MIC would swap the Ijok state seat in Selangor for Umno's Bukit Melawati seat.

He said the line-up comprised seven lawyers and two who had read law but had never practised.

"This is because we feel they will be able to discuss and negotiate issues plaguing the Indian community and bring it up to the government.

"This will help alleviate problems faced by the Indian community."

Positively gushing about the changes he was introducing, the party supremo was confident that he had met the aspirations of the community.

"We are giving the Indian community new candidates. We are confident they will vote for these new representatives.

"The people have said that they want to be represented by qualified persons and we are giving them people who will be able to look into their issues."

Asked what would happen if the mix of new and old candidates did not go down well with voters, he said he would not resign "just because two or three persons lose".

"(Do) you want me to take responsibility and resign? I will be destroying my party... I won't do that," he said.

2nd Class Citizen

2008-02-27T09:01:00.002+08:00

This is what they treat to those NON BUMIPUTERA....!!!
>
> Vote for BN, we got bright future...BUT NEED TO PAY MORE & MORE & MORE,
> SPECIAL FOR THOSE NON BUMIPUTERA..
>
>
>
> The kelas tambahan is only for muslim students only. Non-muslims
> students
> must pay. This proves the marginalisation and 2nd class citizen
> treatment
> to non-muslims.
>
> Now, who wants to vote for BN?

DAP's Manifesto

2008-02-27T12:12:00.003+08:00

Prove of Phantom Voter!! BN fraud!!

2008-03-03T11:58:00.002+08:00

Please spend some time to check on SPR website for your family members who have passed away, some of them might have turned into Phantom voters…see below:
Tan Shin Joo, who passed away recently, his IC has been used as a voter in Puchong, gowever you can notice that in the process of creating Phantom Voters, SPR has made some mistakes on the Phantom identity, the IC last digits, 5229, 9 is odd number indicating it belongs to a male….but check on the SPR website it appeared as a female Indian voters…but Jantina still L….guess they have no time to validate all Phantom when they start the mass production..
Remember Tun Mahathir has said that this election is going to be the dirtiest election ever in the history!!!
The family of TAN SHIN JOO already made a police report yesterday, more to follow up soon.
BN want prove of Phantom voter….this is the prove!!!!

MEDAN KETERANGAN
Kad Pengenalan : 841027075229 /
Nama : V.NALYNNA A/P VISVANATHAN
Tahun Lahir : 1984
Jantina : L
Lokaliti : 103 / 30 / 10 / 036 - BLK C SRI ANGGERIK
Daerah Mengundi : 103 / 30 / 10 - PUCHONG JAYA BARAT
DUN : 103 / 30 - KINRARA
Parlimen : 103 - PUCHONG
Negeri : SELANGOR
Pusat Mengundi : SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN PUCHONG JAYA
Saluran : 6
Masa Mengundi : 08.00 PAGI - 05.00 PETANG
No Siri : 3705

Samy Vellu posters in Kulim Kedah

2008-03-07T08:49:00.003+08:00

The True Barisan Nasional Logo

2008-03-07T09:28:00.001+08:00

This is who we call " Imam Hadhari"

2008-03-07T09:58:00.002+08:00

DAP - Rocks Penang ,60,000 crowd and Rm123,000 on site donation

2008-03-07T12:25:00.004+08:00

The March 6 DAP Ceramah held last night at Han Chiang High School, located with the Jelutong parliamentary constituency rocks Penang last night

People came in red and white, DAP's colours. About 50,000 people gathered within the football field and the school compound, with another 10,000 surrounding the perimeter fencing by the roadside.

On-site donation broke a new record for DAP ... a whooping RM123,000.00. I was there personally with my bro in law shouting " Jom Ubah" and "Makkal Sakthi'' slogan's. Even though it started to rain for a bout 30 minutes, non of the supporters moved from the Han Chiang field. We were fully wet but our spirit's were heated up.It was truly an unforgettable experience in my life . Hope the crowd that turn up yesterday could change the fate of Penang tomorrow.

Photo: Courtesy from TV SMITH

Regards: arun

First Tamil Signboard

2008-03-11T08:38:00.003+08:00

Thanks to our YB.Theresa KoK

30 NGO India mahu Samy dilantik Senator

2008-03-12T11:22:00.007+08:00

BENTONG 11 Mac – Sebanyak 30 pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) yang mewakili masyarakat India di negeri ini mahu Presiden MIC, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu dilantik sebagai Senator bagi membolehkannya kekal dalam Kabinet.
Penyelaras kumpulan NGO itu, S. Sivalingam menegaskan, kegagalan Samy Vellu mempertahankan kerusi Parlimen Sungai Siput pada Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-12 Sabtu lalu bukan petunjuk penolakan kaum India terhadap bekas Menteri Kerja Raya itu.
“Kejutan di Sungai Siput tidak mewakili kaum India kerana pengundi di kawasan itu terdiri daripada pelbagai kaum,” katanya kepada pemberita di sini hari ini.
Antara NGO yang hadir termasuk Kelab Tamil Bell, Persatuan Taman-Taman Perumahan Karak, dewan-dewan perniagaan dan persatuan-persatuan masyarakat India Pahang.
Pada pilihan raya umum baru-baru ini, Samy Vellu yang memperoleh 14,637 undi tewas kepada calon Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Dr. Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj yang mendapat 16,458 undi.
Sivalingam berkata, kekalahan Samy Vellu dipengaruhi pelbagai faktor termasuk muslihat, salah faham, masalah setempat dan emosi.
Menurut beliau, peranan media juga memburukkan keadaan apabila media kerap melaporkan kelemahan di Kementerian Kerja Raya sejak dua tahun kebelakangan ini.
“Kelemahan-kelemahan kementerian lain tidak pernah ditonjolkan dan ini membuktikan Samy Vellu sengaja dipermain-mainkan,” jelasnya.
Sehubungan itu, Sivalingam menggesa pucuk pimpinan Barisan Nasional (BN) tidak menjadikan faktor kekalahan sebagai alasan untuk mengetepikan Samy Vellu daripada barisan Kabinet yang akan dibentuk dalam tempoh terdekat ini.
Beliau juga mencadangkan pucuk pimpinan BN mengadakan mesyuarat dengan semua pemimpin parti komponen terlebih dahulu sebelum memutuskan tarikh pembubaran Parlimen dalam pilihan raya umum akan datang.
Selain itu, beliau meminta wakil-wakil rakyat pembangkang daripada kaum India menunaikan segala janji yang mereka taburkan ketika berkempen pada Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-12.
“Buktikan keberkesanan anda sebagai wakil rakyat. Dulu anda bertanya, kini tiba masanya anda menjawab segala persoalan yang akan timbul,” kata Sivalingam.

P.S.Maybe we have to prepare another petition to protest this. Do you'll think agree with me? Pls comment.

W.P.M - Worst Prime Minister Award

2008-03-12T15:05:00.002+08:00

Dumb & Dumber

2008-03-12T15:09:00.002+08:00

Historical Moment

2008-03-12T15:16:00.001+08:00

Protestors at Komtar

2008-03-14T16:49:00.005+08:00

It is an illegal gathering and why water cannon or tear gas was not being used to disperse !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Law is equal for everyone……………

KJ & Pak Lah

2008-03-18T16:15:00.001+08:00

The Malaysian INDIAN DILEMMA by Janaki Raman Manickam

2008-03-18T16:32:00.005+08:00

Dear All

This is the only book that compile Indian story from Bristsh colonial time until 9th MEP.
The author Mr. Janaki Raman dedicated 15 years in research to compile many photos, facts, statistic to complete this book.
Only 2000 copies were printed due to less demand in the market for Tamil books.
He also dedicated himself to social service activities for indian in estate now days.
That is job for today. But everything needs money right?
So, he asked me to promoted his finding on this book called The Malaysian INDIAN DILEMMA.
The Book cost RM 35 - RM 50.(Normal cover and Hard cover) 450 pages, all in TAMIL.
Many photograph in this book are unseen before.
Also the statistics. I can say, this is a complete version of our lost history in Malaysia.
Pls support him by buying this book, which I think every Indian must have in their house.
This will encourage him to come with more books about Indian Issues in Malaysia today.
Pls feel free to see this programme.
Above are some capture of the book front/backpage.

Where can you get the book,
Human Development and Research centre
No 5, Jalan seruling 58, Taman Klang Jaya, 41200 Selangor.
H/P : 013 - 392 7727 Fax : 03 3323 8036.
Mr. Janaki Raman Manickam.

ACTOR RAGHUVARAN PASSES AWAY

2008-03-21T10:55:00.006+08:00

Raghuvaran (60) the noted character actor of Tamil cinema passed away early this morning at a private hospital in Chetpet, Chennai, due to a cardiac arrest. The actor was married to actress Rohini, but the marriage failed and they went through a messy divorce. The couple has an 8-year-old son Nanda.
Raghuvaran's claim to fame was his stylized way of acting and his dialogue delivery. He had a huge following among the masses. He stole the thunder whenever he played the villain with the swagger and with the way he drawled on his dialogues. Right from his first film Ezhavathu Manithan(1982), he created his own acting style.

But it was in the role of the villain in commercial Tamil cinema that he shone in, especially when he was paired with the superstar Rajinikanth in Baasha, Muthu, Arunachalam etc. He was the Superstar's favourite as he excelled in the role of the bad man in his films. The Superstar knew that unless the villain is given equal importance as the hero, his character will not become popular with the masses.
Raghuvaran has acted in over 100 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi films and has been praised as a natural actor. Most of his roles were of a villain or supporting actor. He has also acted as hero in a few movies, which did not do well at the box-office.
He became famous with his role as the protagonist of a Tamil soap opera, "Oru Manidhanin Kadhai" (One Man's Story), about a well-to-do man who becomes an alcoholic and faces the consequent difficulties.
Unfortunately, in real life too, he is known for his controversial drug addiction. His family split on this regard, and he has also undergone deaddiction courses.
But Raghuvaran was a very colourful person. His last release was Jayaraj's Silanerangalil (Feb 29, 2008) where he played a negative character.

Buntong assemblyman quits DAP

2008-03-31T16:56:00.003+08:00

Monday March 31, 2008

PETALING JAYA: Buntong assemblyman A. Sivasubramaniam has quit DAP, leaving the DAP-PKR-PAS coalition government in Perak teetering on the brink of collapse.

Sivasubramaniam: 'I cannot accept the decision made by the Perak DAP'
In a letter to DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng dated March 31, Sivasubramaniam said he had had lost confidence in the Perak DAP as it failed to fulfill its promise to appoint two Indian state executive council members.

He added the decision was a "big slap" in the face of Perak Indians and tantamount to deceiving the community.

"My victory in Buntong was a mandate given by the Indian community in the area, and therefore I cannot accept the decision made by the Perak DAP," he added.

When contacted, Sivasubramaniam said he would not vacate his seat and would instead serve as an independent.

“I have no intention of joining any Barisan component party but will fight for the people of Buntong as an independent,” he said.

He also questioned why DAP central executive committee member A. Sivanesan, who is from Selangor, was chosen as an exco over other Perak DAP leaders.

Sivasubramaniam claimed that he and state party committee member and Tronoh assemblyman V. Sivakumar were supposed to get the exco posts as they had worked hard and sacrificed a lot for the party.

He added that even if an Indian Perak DAP member were to get an assembly Speaker or Deputy Speaker post, it could not “do much for the Indian community.”

“This is not right. The leadership should be discussing the allocation of exco posts and other appointments with all 18 DAP assemblymen,” said Sivasubramaniam.

Of the 10 exco members sworn in on March 29, six were from DAP, including one Indian representative, Sungkai assemblyman A. Sivanesan.

In the March 8 general election, the Opposition coalition won 31 state seats in Perak - 18 seats went to DAP, seven to PKR, and six to PAS - while Barisan bagged 28 seats.

With Sivasubramaniam's resignation from DAP, the coalition is left with 30 assemblymen.

Penangites: Do you know how to contact your State Assemblyman or MP or their Service Center

2008-04-18T11:40:00.001+08:00

MP
1. Bagan : Lim Guan Eng - Contact his special assistant: Foo Yu Keong 016-4988847
2. Permatang Pauh: Datin Seri Wan Azizah - contact Jamaliah 019-2140305
3. Bukit Mertajam: Chong Eng - 012-4286629
4. Batu Kawan: Prof Ramasamy - 019-2183489
5. Nibong Tebal: Tan Tee Beng - 012-4800801
6. Bukit Bendera: Liew Chin Tong - 012-2236968
7. Tanjung: Chow Kon Yeow - 019-4706189
8. Jelutong: Jeff Ooi - 012-2956356
9. Bukit Gelugor: Karpal Singh - 012-4289476
10. Bayan Baru: Datuk Zaharain - 012-4382211
11. Balik Pulau: Mohd Yusmadi 012-3093465

ADUN / State assemblymen
Sungai Puyu: Phee Boon Poh - 012-4711111
Bagan Jermal: Lim Hock Seng - 019-4491986
Bagan Dalam: Tanasekharan - 019-4469054
Permatang Pasir: Mohd Hamdan (PAS) - 012-4112139
Penanti: Mohd Fairus - 017-3567320
Berapit: Ong Kok Fooi - 019-4587107
Machang Bubuk - Tan Hock Leong - 012-4850366
Padang Lallang - Tan Cheong Heng - 012-4873101
Perai: Prof Ramasamy (number as above)
Bukit Tengah: Ong Chin Wen -019-2217753
Bukit Tambun: Law Choo Kiang - 012-4287383
Jawi: Tan Beng Huat - 012-4975877
Sungai Bakap: Maktar Shapee - 012-4202472
Tanjung Bungah: Teh Yee Cheu - 017-4729990
Air Putih: Lim Guan Eng (as above)
Kebun Bunga: Ong Khan Lee - 016-4586391
Pulau Tikus: Koay Teng Hai - 012-4279564
Padang Kota: Chow Kon Yeow (as above)
Pengkalan Kota: Lau Keng Ee - 012-4422511
Komtar: Ng Wei Aik - 019-2459305
Datuk Keramat: Jagdeep Singh - 012-4883571
Sungai Pinang: Koid Teng Guan - 012-4740008
Batu Lanchang: Law Heng Kiang - 012-4988630
Seri Delima: RSN Rayer - 019-4132681
Air Itam: Wong Hon Wai - 016-4006821
Paya Terubong: Yeoh Soon Hin - 012-4239550
Batu Uban: Raveentharan - 012-4658231
Pantai Jerejak: Sim Tze Tzin - 012-6068084
Batu Maung: Abd Malek - 019-4451005
Balik Pulau: Mohd Yusmadi - 012-3093465

Free Expo Kerjaya And Pendidikan in NIBONG TEBAL. PENANG

2008-04-18T08:46:00.003+08:00

E-Community Service, Federation Manufacturer of Malaysia, Northern NGO's, Government and Non Government Institution are jointly organizing EXPO KERJAYA dan PENDIDIKAN as below

Date : 20th April 2008 (Sunday)
Time : 10am to 5pm
Venue : Dewan Arumugam Pilai ( Beside Yawata Supermarket )
Jalan OOI Kar Seng
Nibong Tebal

Our Aim is to provide facilities to Indian students to further studies and FMM will bring a lot of job optunity in this expo. ( Those who come please be prepared and bring your certs and other documents )

Our Target is Indian students who completed PMR,SPM, STPM and Jobless youth.
Admission is FREE FREEEEEEEEEEEE......

For further enquiries please do not hesitate to call the following personnel's

David : 017 435 1679 Gopal : 013 4404006 Suresh 019 - 4744166

Dr. Sivaji : 016 - 412 7525 Andy : 012 - 5747039 Vicky : 012-2744477

'YOUR JOB AND MY JOB IS TO SAVE OUR COMMUNITY'

Abolish I.S.A - Penang Forum

2008-04-17T08:53:00.001+08:00

Dear Concern citizens,
This is beyond race and religion. Basic Human Right is denied under I.S.A. Please provide your support for below forum.

FREE FOR ALL!!!! OPEN TO ALL RACES
ABOLISH I.S.A" STOP CRUELTY!!!!
FREE OUR HINDRAF LEADERS

-There are hundreds of people being detained under the I.S.A
- How would you feel if you were arrested for fighting for your rights?
- How would you feel if your family or friends is being detained without trial?
- Are your mouth and eyes force to be SHUT?
- Do you love freedom and democracy?
- Do you believe all human has their rights to stand for what they believe?
In democratic country we DO NOT NEED I.S.A. which infringes basic Human Rights!
The I.S.A is a violation to the WORLD INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ACT
A forum on Abolish ISA will be held:-
DATE: 19th April 08
TIME: 7pm till 11pm
VENUE: Penang Chinese Town Hall PENANG

GUEST AND VIP :
YB LIM GUAN ENG
YB PRO. RAMASAMY
YB KARPAL SINGH
YB RSN RAYER
YB RAVEEN
THANENTHIRAN
SPECIAL INVITED SPEAKERS :
MR. SYED IBRAHIM (GMI President) & MS. NALINI (GMI Secretary)
MS. LATIFAH KOYA (Human Right Lawyer)

For more info contact:-
STANLEY:- 016 - 498 2125 EVENT COORDINATOR
KALAY:- 012 - 563 7614 EVENT COORDINATOR
SELVA:- 016 - 489 4830 EVENT COORDINATOR
VASANTHA:- 012 - 462 8353 HINDRAF PENANG COORDINATOR
WE DEMAND AS CITIZENS OF MALAYSIA:
ABOLISH ISA!
RELEASE ALL ISA DETAINEES!
CLOSE DOWN KAMUNTING DETENTION CAMP!

Makkal Osai loses licence

2008-04-17T08:50:00.002+08:00

Thursday April 17, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry has rejected an application for renewal of the publishing licence of Tamil daily, Makkal Osai.

Yesterday, a letter signed by a ministry official by the name of Abdul Razak Abdul Latiff, on behalf of the ministry’s secretary general, said: “We regret to inform you that the licence will not be renewed.”

Following the rejection, Makkal Osai will soon file an appeal against the decision by the Home Ministry.

The newspaper’s general manager S.M. Periasamy said that they were informed of the decision by a telephone call from the Home Ministry yesterday.

“When I went to the ministry in the afternoon to check if the phone call was true, they handed me the letter rejecting renewal of our licence.” The letter did not state any reasons for the rejection.

“I pleaded with the Home Ministry officials, including Abdul Razak, and they told me to submit an appeal against the decision,” he said.

“It was a sad day for the newspaper because more than 100 people will become unemployed at the stroke of a pen.”

Periasamy said his staff was shocked at the decision, adding that the office received many calls from the paper’s readers, some of whom expressed anger over the paper’s closure.

“I’ve told my workers to calm down and continue to come to the office as usual pending further instructions,” he added.

Periasamy denied that the rejection was due to publication of opposition news reports.

“We published news covering both the Barisan Government and the Opposition, as was seen during the general election. We are in the dark over the reasons,” he added.

The newspaper started operations as Tamil Osai in 1981, and later changed its name to Makkal Osai in 2005. It has a daily circulation of 52,000 copies and 95,000 on weekends.

Periasamy, who joined the newspaper in 1989, said former MIC deputy president Datuk S. Subramaniam met with Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar yesterday.

Makkal Osai submitted an application for renewal on July 16, 2007, three months before its permit expired on Oct 15 last year.

The day its permit expired, the daily continued publication with the understanding that the Government was in the process of considering its application for renewal.

Besides Makkal Osai, the other two Tamil dailies are Tamil Nesan and Malaysia Nanban.

Black 14 Dinner Turns Into Illegal Gathering, Say Police

2008-04-15T12:32:00.000+08:00

April 15, 2008 02:42 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- A so-called Black 14 dinner organised by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) at the Sultan Suleiman Club in Kampung Baru Monday night turned into an illegal gathering of what police estimated to be 7,000 people.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Muhammad Sabtu Osman said the people began to gather at 8.30pm and dispersed at 10.30pm on the orders of Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman.

"The application made to the police on April 8 stated that a dinner was to be held and that only three top leaders of the party would give speeches but there was no dinner for the people, only for the party leaders," he told reporters at the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters here Monday night.

He said the three top party leaders who were to have spoken were PKR deputy president Azmin Ali, Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and Sultan Suleiman Club deputy chairman Datuk Mokhtar Ahmad and not PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The gathering was held to celebrate the end of the five-year ban on Anwar holding public office following his conviction on corruption charges. Anwar was convicted of corruption after he was sacked as the deputy prime minister and finance minister in September 1998 and sentenced to six years in jail.

Asked why a permit was required for a gathering at a private club, Muhammad Sabtu said it was not a function held indoors.

"The ceramah (talk) contributed to traffic congestion and the presence of the large number of party supporters posed a hazard for the public and night market traders in the vicinity of the club.

"It is an offence to hold a gathering or meeting without a permit and Section 27 (3) of the Police Act allows the police to stop any gathering or meeting held without a licence," he said.

Kuala Lumpur Police, comprising 1,350 personnel including Federal Reserve Union (FRU) and General Operations Force personnel, began to control traffic flow from about 4pm, he said.

Muhammad Sabtu said no arrests were made but the police were looking at the legal aspects to determine whether to make arrests later.

"The police did not arrest anyone Monday night but arrests may be made depending on the investigation, and even Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would not be exempted if it is found that he had violated the law," he said.

BERNAMA

DAP declines to reveal counter offer

2008-04-01T17:11:00.000+08:00

Tuesday April 1, 2008
By NIK KHUSAIRI IBRAHIM

PENANG: Buntong assemblyman A. Sivasubramaniam retracted his resignation from DAP after a private conversation with party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.

Lim, who confirmed this Tuesday, however refused to disclose if he had made any counter offer to persuade Sivasubramaniam to stay on in the party.

Sivasubramaniam had tendered his resignation on Monday only to retract it six hours later.

His resignation would have put the DAP-PAS-PKR coalition government in Perak in a precarious position, as it would only have a one-seat majority in the house. Barisan Nasional currently holds 28 out of the 59 state seats.

Asked if Sivasubramaniam’s dissatisfaction was due to the allocation of state exco seats which did not include any Indians from the party, Lim said the matter had been settled.

"We will hold further discussions (behind closed doors) because this is an internal party matter," he told a press conference on Tuesday.

Sivasubramaniam, who is Perak DAP assistant secretary, had faxed a letter to Lim stating his dissatisfaction with the Perak DAP leadership.

He had claimed that Perak DAP chairman Ngeh Koo Ham did not fulfil his promise to appoint two state executive council posts to Indian assemblymen.

Lim said DAP had accepted Sivasubramaniam back into its fold although his action had caused uneasiness within the party

Only 10 SIM cards per person, says MCMC

2008-04-01T17:06:00.000+08:00

Tuesday April 1, 2008
PUTRAJAYA: Mobile phone users are not allowed to buy or have more than 10 SIM cards from one telecommunication company effective Tuesday.

Dealers registering details of prepaid card buyers must also transmit the information directly to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) via a GPRS MyKad reader.

Commission chairman Datuk Dr Halim Shafie said these measures were necessary to prevent abuses and enhance the security of data provided by consumers.

"At present, many of the dealers input the details of buyers of prepaid cards manually either via forms or online. This information is then stored with the dealers before it is eventually sent to us.

"This allows more opportunities for the sensitive information of consumers to be compromised. Using the reader, which costs some RM2,000 apiece, the information will be channelled directly to us," he said, adding that guidelines on the matter had already been issued to both telecommunications companies and dealers earlier this year.

Dr Halim was speaking to reporters Tuesday at a conference on the local communications and multimedia market, which was launched by Deputy Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Joseph Salang here.

He said the guidelines would also require service providers to keep better records of their dealers as well as to ensure registration of prepaid card buyers was done properly.

Failure to adhere to the guidelines can result in the telecommunications firms penalising their dealers, including suspending or even terminating their contract.

Asked on the grace period for the dealers to obtain the GPRS MyKad reader, Dr Halim said the MCMC would continue to monitor the progress of the implementation of the guidelines.

"The reader should be regarded as a tool of trade by the dealers for their businesses," he said.

On the restriction for sale of not more than 10 SIM cards to a customer, he said the MCMC had traced one man who had more than 400 SIM cards.

"When we asked him, he said people have been registering as mobile phone users under his name so this was clearly a case of fraud. To prevent such abuse in the future, we will restrict the sale for the purpose of security. Why does a person need 400 SIM cards in the first place?

"In this case, we compounded the service provider," he said.