HUMAN Rights Party secretary-general P. Uthayakumar has told Pakatan Rakyat leaders that his party will refrain from contesting in Perak provided Pakatan leaders are prepared to give in writing that they will honour Hindraf's 18-point demands, reported Malaysia Nan-ban.
However, Uthayakumar said Perak Indians could become king-makers if HRP contests and wins the seven state seats where the community has a large presence namely Buntong, Hutan Melintang, Jalong, Changkat Jering, Jelapang, Pasir Panjang and Sungkai.
He said that if HRP wins the seven state seats, the HRP could assert political pressure on Barisan Nasional and the Pakatan to grant land for the poor Indian community. He said this to the media during a fund-raising dinner in Ipoh last Saturday.
> RESIDENTS of Kuala Ketil, Kedah, are afraid that the Titi Panjang wooden bridge used by more than 500 residents would become a death trap if nothing is done to repair it, reported Makkal Osai.
Batu Pekaka Tamil school headmaster K. Subra said the bridge was the only link to the school from the village.
He said that residents had submitted a memorandum to the government but nothing had been done to repair the bridge.
Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this > sign, it denotes a separate news item.
However, Uthayakumar said Perak Indians could become king-makers if HRP contests and wins the seven state seats where the community has a large presence namely Buntong, Hutan Melintang, Jalong, Changkat Jering, Jelapang, Pasir Panjang and Sungkai.
He said that if HRP wins the seven state seats, the HRP could assert political pressure on Barisan Nasional and the Pakatan to grant land for the poor Indian community. He said this to the media during a fund-raising dinner in Ipoh last Saturday.
> RESIDENTS of Kuala Ketil, Kedah, are afraid that the Titi Panjang wooden bridge used by more than 500 residents would become a death trap if nothing is done to repair it, reported Makkal Osai.
Batu Pekaka Tamil school headmaster K. Subra said the bridge was the only link to the school from the village.
He said that residents had submitted a memorandum to the government but nothing had been done to repair the bridge.
Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this > sign, it denotes a separate news item.
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