Corrected at 2.45pm, 19 May 2009 P UTHAYAKUMAR, the last of the three remaining Hindraf leaders who were released last week, continued to dominate the headlines of Tamil news for the week of 11 to 17 May 2009. Other stories included the promise by the Minister of Higher Education Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin to consider [...]

FROM 2 to 8 March 2009, the Tamil press highlighted the shocking results of A Kugan’s second autopsy, Hindraf chairperson’s P Waythamoorthy’s illness, and the victory of former plantation workers from Bukit Raja. Cause of death Tamil papers gave wide coverage to the news of Kugan’s second autopsy results. Both Tamil Nesan and Malaysia Nanban [...]

From 23 Feb to 1 March 2009, the Tamil press focused on, among others, the war of words between MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu and Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Prof Dr P Ramasamy from the DAP. War of words During the week, a fiery war of words erupted between Samy Vellu and [...]

FOR the week of 2 to 8 Feb 2009, the Tamil papers highlighted the political tussle in Perak, the effect of the Sri Lankan war, and the Thaipusam festivities. Fallout in Perak The political events in Perak that resulted in the state’s takeover by the Barisan Nasional (BN) were widely reported in the Tamil papers [...]