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Malaysiakini
13 hours ago
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- Malaysiakini
Indian 'mandors' not the real problem
COMMENT | The Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) deputy president S Subramaniam has suggested that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim head the Indian Community Action Committee (ICAC) rather than appointing Indian 'mandors' from PKR or the Pakatan Harapan-led coalition. The British planters used the 'mandor' system during the colonial period, in which Indian 'mandors' or supervisors were appointed to manage the labour affairs. The 'mandors' might be South Indian Tamil, but they took instructions from the white managers in managing labour affairs in the plantations. Unlike the Chinese 'kepala' who had the material interest of Chinese labour, the Indian 'mandors' functioned on behalf of the plantation bosses. My book on plantation labour describes in detail why...
Malaysiakini
a day ago
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
MIPP: Ditch 'mandor' system, PM should head proposed Indian committee
The Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) has called on the prime minister to lead the proposed Indian Community Action Committee, as he would be able to implement all the decisions made. Its deputy president S Subramaniam said any attempts to rope in another Indian leader to head the committee would only create a 'mandor' system. 'Although no official announcement has been...
Malaysiakini
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
'Shocked' MIPP on Mitra laptops: Is 31pct feedback a success?
The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) has come under fire for claiming that feedback from 161 Tamil schools showed its refurbished laptop distribution programme had positively impacted students' Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) deputy president S Subramaniam challenged the credibility of this claim, pointing out that only 31 percent of the schools responded.
Malaysiakini
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Mitra denies laptops distributed to Tamil schools unusable
The Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) has denied claims that none of the refurbished laptops it distributed under a RM3.26 million programme are being used in schools. Responding to allegations previously issued by Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) deputy president S Subramaniam, Mitra's special task force committee said their survey found that the programme had an overall positive impact on school administrators and teachers. The committee's chairperson P Prabakaran said...
Malaysiakini
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
MIPP challenges Anwar to probe Mitra's refurbished laptop programme
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been challenged to investigate the refurbished laptop assistance programme under the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) in November 2023. Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) deputy president S Subramaniam claimed the special programme for Tamil schools was a 'mystery' and needed to be investigated for wasting an allocation of RM3.26 million.
