Saya berjiran dengan keluarga berbangsa india berugama hindu untuk hampir 15 tahun. Kami saling menghormati dan menyayangi walaupun saya tidak pernah mengucapkan happy deepavali kepada mereka. Malahan semasa memakai kain ihram untuk berangkat menunaikan haji beberapa tahun lalu, jiran hindu…
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The High Court has dismissed a move by three Thaipusam participants to challenge the ban on the playing of musical instruments during the Hindu procession. Justice Tay Yong Kwang made clear that, while the playing of instruments in the course…
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Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam has taken the Thaipusam case to the High Court on behalf of 3 Tamil Hindus . He has undertaken this work pro bono, ie voluntarily and without payment. Having interacted with him over this case, I am…
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<suli>After the results of last night’s GE, I came back from my best friend’s wedding to witness the area around my block littered with hell notes, smoke and ashes flying into my eyes and my Chinese neighbours fervently lighting up…
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Across the country, lines of yoga enthusiasts are taking to open spaces, laying out their mats and practising their postures. Sports stadiums, public parks, playgrounds have all been appropriated. Thousands are training up for this Sunday’s International Yoga Day –…
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