Law & Paneir

Yesterday, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter stated that the coalition forces’ next target will be Raqqa, the de facto capital of ISIS. He further noted that they can able to recapture Raqqa within few weeks. Meanwhile, Mosul under severe attacks by coalition forces led by USA together with Peshmerga and Iraqi security forces. By making this statement, the Defense Secretary indicates that the heavy assault on Mosul is successful. A few days ago, more than 100 people were killed by ISIS including women, children and former police officers in Mosul. As a warning to the residents of Mosul, ISIS has dumped bodies in the river near to a village of Safina. Last week, it was reported that in retaliation ISIS killed more 280 men and children. Those who were executed are used as human shields.  ISIS also now targeting journalists and cameramen who are covering the offensive attacks in Mosul. ISIS also executed its own militants who are abandoning and absconding from battle fields. ...

This Sunday MIC is going to have its 70th general assembly. After Dr S Subramaniam consolidated his power by sidelining his predecessor, he is moving to another phase of transition as the leader of the oldest Indian Malaysian political party in the government of Malaysia. As a member of this community, I would like to know what kind of direction he wants to bring to this political party and what are his plans to elevate this community’s economically and socially. His predecessors, except for VT Sambanthan, had discussed the same issues in every assembly on citizenship, Tamil schools, and temples without any substantive results. Does Dr Subramaniam want to follow their footsteps or depart from them to show his leadership potential. Even though some of these issues are still relevant and need to be resolved urgently, it is time for him to move away from these issues and focus on the matters which are much more important to safeguard the position and interest of the Indian Malaysi...