Klang City Council tears down disabled woman’s stall

KLANG: The Klang City Council (MPK) bulldozed a disabled woman's fruit stall and refused to tell her why it was done.P Banu, 35, who runs a fruit stall business with her husband in Jalan Teratai, Meru, for the last seven years, said last week a group of MPK enforcement officers came to the stall and asked her to pack up her goods as they were going to tear down the stall."When I asked why, they just smiled at me and started the bulldozer. I could not stop them as I am disabled.”Banu said that she tried to get a licence from MPK but was told she had to register the fruit business with the authorities.

Kate and William ready for 'happiest day'

Prince William and Kate Middleton were set to marry today in Britain's biggest royal wedding in 30 years, to be watched by up to half a million spectators in London and two billion global TV viewers.The red carpet and floral decorations were in place at the Westminster Abbey venue as Britons across the country prepared to toast the occasion with champagne breakfasts and around 6,000 street parties.Over a quarter of the world's population is expected to watch the moment Kate becomes a princess after William places the wedding ring on her finger in the church which held the funeral for his late mother Diana.

On the eve of the wedding, thousands of campers had transformed The Mall, the wide boulevard leading to Buckingham Palace, into a multicoloured sea of flags and eccentric headgear as they prepared to cheer on the newly weds.Some of them were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of William when he made an impromptu evening visit to shake hands with well-wishers, before retiring to spend his last night as a single man with his family.The 28-year-old prince was heard telling his fans: “All I've got to do is get the lines right”.

Expelled MIC Deputy Youth Chief Mugilan Ready to Make Comeback

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 APRIL, 2011: Expelled MIC Youth Deputy Chief V. Mugilan is ready to make a comeback to the party and probably contest the wing's top post in the future.Mugilan, who was sacked after starting the Gerakan Anti-Samy Vellu (GAS) campaign last year, however said his immediate plan was to submit an appeal and also to meet MIC Youth Chief T. Mohan."I intend to go for the youth leader's post in the next party election...but it is still very early to talk about it," he told a press conference called to announce the intention of nine expelled MIC members to be reinstated.

Pekerja lumpuh kesal tuntutan Perkeso ditolak

PUTRAJAYA: Seorang pekerja wanita yang lumpuh kesal apabila Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial (Perkeso) menolak tuntutannya untuk mendapatkan pencen ilat.M. Vijaya, 47, hilang pekerjaannya sebagai pekerja kilang dan tukang sapu di Ringlet, Cameron Highlands selepas disahkan diserang angin ahmar dan lumpuh bahagian kiri badan pada tahun 2006.Seksyen 16(2)(b) dalam Akta Perkeso menyatakan seseorang harus ditafsirkan sebagai ilat jika beliau tidak berupaya mendapat pendapatan melebihi 33 peratus daripada jumlah yang diperolehi sebelum keilatan itu.

MIC candidates: Sweeping changes expected

KUALA LUMPUR : MIC president G Palanivel is expected to make sweeping changes to the party's candidates list for the next general election.MIC sources revealed that Palanivel has set his sights on the next general election and all efforts are not spared in ensuring candidates from the largest Indian-based political party in the country wins back the seats its lost in the 2008 general election.Top in the list of preparation is the party's list of nine parliamentary and 19 state assembly candidates, and sources said Palanivel will wield his axe on several top guns in the party while providing space for the younger blood to take over.

Indian guru Sai Baba dies, mourners gather

PUTTAPARTHI, INDIA: Indian spiritual leader Sai Baba, one of the country's most famous gurus, died in hospital on Sunday, triggering an outpouring of grief from devotees around the world.He was 85 and succumbed to heart problems, his doctors said in a statement, after being in critical condition for more than three weeks.Thousands of Hindu followers massed at the Institute of Higher Medical Sciences hospital where Sai Baba was being treated in his hometown of Puttaparthi, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.

Police used barriers to hold back mourning crowds, and appealed for public calm after the death was announced."Sai Baba is no more with us physically. He breathed his last at 7:40 am and died due to cardio-respiratory failure," the hospital statement said."His body will be kept for public worship for two days on Monday and Tuesday."Devotees congregated in the town over recent weeks to hold special prayers asking for a miracle to allow Sathya Sai Baba - as he was properly known - to recover.

Rebuilding of Sri Maha Mariamman Temple begins

The controversial Sri Maha Temple in Kampung Rimba Jaya, Padang Jawa which was demolished in November 2007 is set to be rebuilt on 15,000 sq feet of land near the Keretapi Tanah Melayu quarters.The groundbreaking ceremony took place today at the site in Padang Jawa and was attended by Selangor state excos, community leaders and the Indian settlers from the former Kampung Rimba Jaya.The temple was ordered to be torn down by the authorities as it stood in the vicinity of the Rimba Jaya squatter settlement.

Its controversial demolition by the state government in 2007 had led to many Indians turning their backs on BN.The Hindu groundbreaking ceremony started at 9.00am with bricks coupled with religious paraphernalia arranged in a four foot-deep hole, which will sit right below the main altar of the soon to be built temple.