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The first Tamil vernacular schools in Malaya (now Malaysia) was set up in Penang under the Labour Code. In 2014, the Penang government brought a motion to open the first Tamil vernacular secondary school in Malaysia at Penang. But for political reasons this proposal was rejected by the central government.
Besides providing education in the Tamil language, the schools also play a part in imparting Indian cultural and religious values to young Malaysian Indians to maintain a distinct Indian identity while fostering national unity in multiethnic Malaysia. Currently there are 523 Tamil primary schools in Malaysia.
Total population. 5,962. 2.5% of Sabah total population (2015) [1] Regions with significant populations. Malaysia ( Kota Kinabalu, Lahad Datu and Sandakan) Languages. Tamil ( Malaysian Tamil) majority/dominant, and English ( Tanglish and Manglish) Other Indian languages: Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam. Religion.
Website. aimst .edu .my. Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology ( AIMST University) is a non-profit private university in Malaysia. It was established under the Maju Institute of Education Development (MIED), a non-profit organisation. [2] [3] The university was built by Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) to provide tertiary education ...
Malaysian Indians. Malaysian Indians or Indo-Malaysians are Malaysian citizens of Indian or South Asian ancestry. They now form the fourth-largest group in Malaysia, after the Malays, Chinese, and the indigenous groups of Malaysia. Most are descendants of those who migrated from India to British Malaya from the mid-19th to the mid-20th ...
t. e. Bumiputera or bumiputra ( Jawi: بوميڤوترا, Native) is a term used in Malaysia to describe Malays, the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia, and various indigenous peoples of East Malaysia. The term is sometimes controversial. It is used similarly in the Malay world, Indonesia, and Brunei . The term is derived from the Sanskrit ...
He effected the purchase of 46% of Maxis Communications, the country's largest cellular phone company, from América Móvil, AT&T Corporation, British Telecom, Belgacom, Ooredoo, Orange S.A. and Royal KPN N.V. for $1,180 million—raising his stake to 70%. Maxis has more than ten million subscribers, with around 40% market share in Malaysia.
Little India Ipoh, (Tamil: லிட்டில் இந்தியா, ஈப்போ; Malay: India Kecil, Ipoh) is one of the major business centers of Malaysian Indians in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Ipoh Little India is an important business center in Ipoh city with various Indian related outlets. As well as a place that reflects the ...