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About Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is the Prime Minister of Malaysia

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar sets another takeover date
Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has set yet another deadline for Pakatan Rakyat to wrest control of the Federal government.ow, he says it will happen before the end of the year. ANI

Malladi drugs and pharmaceuticals to set up global hub in Malaysia
Malladi Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd plans to make substantial investment over the next 3-5 years to set up its global one-stop shop in Malaysia. ANI

Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals to Set Up Global Hub in Malaysia
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Malaysian PM considering freedom of Hindraf leaders: MIC
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has agreed to consider the Malaysian Indian Congresss appeal to release five Hindraf leaders detained under the ISA. ANI

Malay Indian party demands freedom for Hindraf leaders
The Malaysian Indian Congress has reiterated its call to free five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention. ANI

Malaysian opposition leader says he has the numbers to form government
Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is insisting that he has the numbers to form the next Government. ANI

Malaysian school teachers beat up Indian kids black-and-blue, call derogatory names
Over the past almost one year, incidents of school teachers physically abusing students of Indian origin have been on the rise in Malaysia, and in some instances, teachers even called the Indian students by derogatory names. ANI

Malaysias Indian Progressive Front to remain loyal to Barisan Nasional
The acting president of the Indian Progressive Front (IPF), Puan Sri Jayashree Pandithan has said that the IPF had no intention of joining Pakatan Rakyat, and that it would always be loyal to Barisan Nasional (BN) and the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. ANI

Malaysian PM forms new cabinet committee for Indians welfare
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has formed a new cabinet committee to look into the welfare of Indians. ANI

Malay party to accumulate Ringgit 10 million to set up Tamil schools
The Peoples Progressive Party is expected to accumulate at least 10 million Ringgit before the end of the year out of the targeted fund of 100 million Ringgit to set up Tamil schools. ANI

Fund for Tamil schools proposed in Malaysia
Malaysias Peoples Progressive Party is proposing to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein that a fund for Tamil schools be set up. ANI

Our film industry can rival Bollywood, says Malaysian PM
Malaysias film fraternity should be able to outperform Bollywood because of its unique multiracial and cultural diversity, says the nations Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. ANI

Malaysia to provide 600,000 new jobs for locals to reduce foreign labour
At least 600,000 job opportunities will be made available after the Ninth Malaysia Plans mid-term review, to reduce the dependency on foreign workers by 2010. ANI

HINDRAF leaders seek judicial review of their incarceration
The five leaders of the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) have filed an application for a judicial review of the Federal Court decision which rejected their habeas corpus appeal. ANI

Court says detention of HINDRAF leaders legal
A Malaysian federal court has ruled that the detention of the five Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leaders at the Kamunting Detention Centre is legal, and they will remain incarcerated for another 19 months at least. ANI

Diwali temple destruction cost Hindu votes in Malyasian polls
Blaming the destruction of a Hindu temple in the Malaysian State of Selangor two days before the festival of lights, Diwali, for the ruling Barisan Nasional party losing key Hindu votes in the last general election, Malaysian Indian Congress president S. Samy Vellu has reiterated his partys undivided support to make Abdullah Ahmad Badawi the next Prime Minister of Malaysia. ANI

Malay Indian community chief Samy wants HINDRAF leaders released
Malay Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu has urged the Government to release the five Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leaders detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). ANI

Malay Hindu group urges PM to free ISA detainees
The Malaysia Hindu Sangam has urged the countrys Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, to free the five Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leaders detained under the Internal Security Act. ANI

Malaysian Indian Congress to present report on temples to PM
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) leaders have been asked by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to prepare a report on temples in the country monitored by the MIC. ANI

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