"The Great Hindus Of Malaysia"

  Datuk P. Nalini The 59-year-old was one of the four new judges elevated to the Federal Court from the Court of Appeal in a swearing-in ceremony here at the Palace of Justice on Monday (Nov 26). B orn on Aug 23, 1959, in Penang, Justice Nallini holds a bachelor's degree in Science from the University of London and a law diploma from Westminster University. Her legal career started in 1984 when she was admitted to the English Bar as a solicitor by the Middle Temple of the United Kingdom. She became a Court of Appeal judge on Sept 12, 2014. Nallini has co-authored a book titled "The Law of Dismissal", which was published by CCH Publications. An advocate and solicitor of 20 years standing, Nallini has had wide–ranging litigation experience and in recent years, Nallini’s practice was focused on complex trials in securities, tort, contract, medico–legal and probate. In addition to extensive trial experience, she has routinely appeared in the Court of Appeal and the Federal Co...

  Mother Mangalam Iyaswamy Iyer   https://www.merdekaaward.my/the-award/past-recipients/education-community/datin-paduka-mother-a-mangalam-a-p-s-iyaswamy-iyer For Malaysia, this gentle and humble demeanor woman can be identified to what Mother Theresa to India was all about.  She has made human rights the work of her life, working to provide for orphaned children at the Pure Life Society, independent of race or faith. To all the youn g souls, she is the only lady they call mom. When asked about her accomplishments throughout her lifetime, she said:   “My accomplishment?” I’m not sure of what it actually is. All have committed to the job, that’s all I can claim. Over the years, Mother Mangalam had become a ‘mother’ to multi-ethnic orphaned children, and is a testament that satisfaction and pleasure can be attained by a life devoted to helping others.  The Spirit of Merdeka personifies her selflessness, spirit and lifetime of devotion to the less fortunate. Datin ...

  Actor Shantini Theva The 35-year-old who hails from Banting made headlines when she played the antagonist in the award-winning movie  Nadodigal.  After the stupendous success of the movie, she has become a part of the Indian film industry. Congratulations to our Malaysian Actor Shantini Theva on her Doctorate!!.

  Subashan Vadibeler   Subashan Vadibeler, a Malaysian student from Ipoh, recently made our country extremely proud of his amazing achievement.  The 24-year-old medical student at University Malaya (UM), was recently awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.  This scholarship is not just any other scholarship as it is one of the oldest and most prestigious international scholarships till today. The Rhodes Scholarship gives selected young people around the world the chance of a lifetime to study at the University of Oxford. When asked about the people who gave him the most motivation, Subashan said “ My primary influences in my personal life are my mom and sister. My mom because she’s a teacher and she has always valued education beyond anything else. Growing up, she’s the one who constantly reminded us that only through the pursuit of education and then using the knowledge to think about issues and explore solutions is how one gives back to society.”     ...

  Datuk Sasikala Devi Subramaniam The lady hero well known for her bold and brave action for leading the police raid team on former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s home over the 1MDB inquiry has now been  promoted to Deputy Police Commissioner (DCP)  on 19th November 2020.  Previously, she served as Senior Assistant Commissioner (SAC) of Police while holding other posts such as Bukit Aman CCID deputy director. She was the first senior female officer appointed as Deputy Director of the Commercial Crime Department at Bukit Aman, and currently occupies the rank of Chief Assistant Director of Criminal Investigation and Finance at the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department.

 Dr dharminy thurairatnam; affectionately known as the Malaysian doctor who saved an Australian patient from forming a new covid-19 cluster in adelaide. Dr. Dharminy who hails from klang, has been acknowledged by south Australia's chief public health officer Dr. Nicola Spurrier for discovering coronavirus symptoms in an elderly women. The doctor graduated from medical school in 2006 and previously worked in hospitals in penang and Singapore before moving to Adelaide last year. Furthermore, she has not seen her husband who works in a Singapore hospital and her two sons since the international borders were closed in March due to the covid-19 pandemic.  Dr.Dharminy Thurairatnam T he Sunday Mail in Adelaide had published a two-page news report on her with the headline “Humble doctor busted cluster” while ABC News’ headline was “South Australia’s coronavirus cluster detected by junior doctor who heard a cough in hospital emergency department”. “I am only one doctor in the emergency...

Datuk Sudha Devi KR Vasudevan, the First Malaysian and Asian Chair of Commonwealth Foundation.  Datuk Sudha Devi KR Vasudevan  Datuk Sudha Devi, the former High Commisioner of Malaysia to Australia has been appointed as chair of the commonwealth Foundation for the next two-year term starting 1st January 2021.  Sudha Devi's appointment is very historic as she will be the first Malaysian and also the first chair from the Asian region since the foundation was established in 1966," said the statement. Prior to this, Sudha Devi was also Ambassador of Malaysia to the Federative Republic of Brazil and had held diplomatic positions in Germany, Singapore and Switzerland. She had served as director-general of the Department of Policy Planning and Coordination, undersecretary for the East Asia Division and deputy director-general for the ASEAN-Malaysia National Secretariat while in the Foreign Ministry. As the Foundation's Chair, Sudha Devi will preside over meetings of its Board of...

 Y ugendran has been in the news portal during recent times for achieving an almost impossible dream. He's been accepted into the prestigious California-based Stanford University's Class of 2024.  Yugendran Rajaendran He has four older sisters and he's close to all of them. Two are in the medical field, one is studying pharmacy while the other is pursuing architecture. I'm impressed. There are certainly no slackers in this family, I note aloud half-enviously. What's the secret? "My parents," he replies simply. "They have incredible work ethics." His father has never taken a day off except for a mere two days in a year to celebrate Deepavali. The 57-year-old, who runs a mechanic shop in Kapar for more than 30 years, is typically at work that day. Yugendran's mother, a housewife, hovers anxiously in the background as we speak. Yugendran Rajaendran; set to become part of the prestigious California-based Stanford University class of 2024. Needles...

  Prevena Ramakrishnan & Priyanka Vairavasundaram Honoured With The Diana Award Prevena Ramakrishnan & Priyanka Vairasundaram Prevena Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Vairavasundaram were among the 184 young people who were honoured with UK’s Diana Award. The most vulnerable young people have been recognised internationally for driving selfless change into their local communities. The Diana Award is one of the most prestigious acknowledgments given to young people as Princes Diana belief that  young people have the power to change the world.  This year, the young people received the prestigious award worldwide through an online ceremony. It’s a formal way to recognise young people who were going above and beyond the expected in their local communities.

  Abbernaa Dhevi Kukananthan; a Yayasan Khazanah Scholar set to pursue her Tertiary Education at the University of Cambridge, UK.  Abbernaa Dhevi Kukananthan is all set to pursue her studies in the United Kingdom as one of the recipients of Yayasan Khazanah (YK) prestigious scholarship for the 2019/2020 academic session.  The kuala lumpur based girl is one of the few selected as a YK scholar for the second of a four- part Young Leader series. The recipient will pursue human, social & political sciences at the University of Cambridge, UK. To date only four Malaysian student have received the scholarship.

 Corporal Krishnamoorthy Letchumanan; the Airman of year 2020 in the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). Corporal Krishnamoorthy A/L Letchumanan has won the Airman of the year 2020 in the Material Technician course series 150/20. Corporal Krishnamoorthy It is indeed a challenging journey and to achieve the overall best trainer list, that’s something we should all be proud of. Congratulations & best wishes to  Corporal Krishnamoorthy  of the Royal Malaysian Air Force for your achievement as  AIRMAN OF THE YEAR 2020 .

 Ambiga Sreenevasan is a Malaysian lawyer known for her pursuit of judicial reform, religious tolerance, and women’s equality. In 2007, Sreenevasan was elected president of the Malaysian Bar Council. In this role, she has fought an uphill battle for gender equality and is also an advocate of freedom of religion. Sreenevasan received the 2009 U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. She chaired the Bersih 2.0 rally, a civic movement devoted to free and fair elections in Malaysia that organized a rally of 20,000 people in Kuala Lumpur in July 2011. Sreenevasan earned an LLB from the University of Exeter and co-founded her own law firm, Sreenevasan, Advocates & Solicitors. https://hrf.org/speakers/ambiga-sreenevasan/ In addition to heading the Bersih 2.0 movement for clean and fair elections, Sreenevasan is also an advocate for gender equality in Malaysia. She successfully fought to amend the Malaysian Constitution to ensure that women’s testimony carried eq...

  The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) had a tough time in the 1970s as violent crimes were rampant throughout the nation. In the midst of this state of lawlessness, a 'Woman of Steel' stood out as the first Indian policewoman feared and respected by many criminals. A Chandramalar, or more commonly known as Chandra, was a former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) who nabbed pimps, drug pushers, and gambling syndicates in Penang, and was  famed for breaking down the doors of brothels with one swift kick , as reported by  The Star . Chandra was born in 1939 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka to a railway clerk father and housewife mother. She is the fourth child in a family of five girls and grew up in Kluang, Johor. Women of steel According to  Varnam , Chandra first joined the police force as a probationary inspector in 1960 after a short term working as a primary school teacher.  She and her squad of 13 police officers travelled on Honda motorcycles,  raiding as ma...

Hailing from Taping, Perak, his mother had wished for him to join the military since he was a child. https://varnam.my/news/2021/43272/sayniish-pillay-muniandy-graduated-from-the-united-states-military-academy-flourishing-our-nations-name/ The 22-year-old had also excelled academically as a cadet at West Point – The United States Military Academy. The commandant of West Point honoured him as the best squad leader during a field training exercise for the Academy’s Class of 2021.  T he Taiping boy plans to serve as an infantryman in Malaysia’s 8th Rangers of the Royal Ranger Regiment or in the Malaysian Army Aviation.

  https://astroulagam.com.my/lifestyle/major-sathiyah-asokumar-appointed-head-military-polices-antinarcotics-unit-195550 Congratulations Major Sathiya Ashokumar. Major Sathiya, the first Hindu female officer of the Royal Malaysian Army Anti-Drug Division, recently promoted as President. 

 Gunaretnam (Guna) Rajagopal, PhD, one of Janssen R&D's most highly respected and globally renowned scientist has been appointed to the prestigious role, scientific vice president and fellow, computational sciences, discovery sciences, effective july 12. the appointment recognize Guna's sought after scientific expertise in the field of genomics, human genetics and translational informatics, and his exemplary external reputation through his involvement with numerous high-profile external collaborations on Janssen's behalf. specifically, he has taken the lead on collaborations with the Uk Biobank, the Pasteur Institute as part of the French Genomic medicine initiative, and the Oxford Translational Genomics Felllowship program. Prior to joining Janssen, Guna Served as Executive Director, Bionformatics, for the Cancer Institute of New Jersey; Adjunct Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; and was a member of Arnold Levine's Simo...

      JOHOR BARU: A rural Tamil school Science teacher in Kangkar Pulai, Gomathy Sankaran       has over the years garnered dozens of awards, domestically and internationally. Barely had news sunk in late May of her most recent laurel – a gold medal for a herbal hair oil she invented that restores hair growth – then Gomathy was notified of another award.                                                                                 NEW STRAITS TIMES- GOMATHY SANKARAN This time around she took honours as Outstanding Science Teacher of the Year announced by Global Education, a non-governmental organisation based in India which announced its list of honourees yesterday. It comes on the heels of Gomathy's laudation at the 13th European International Innovatio...

Born as the middle child among five siblings, his two elder brothers and two younger sisters are also medical doctors by profession. That feat in itself has made this family of humble beginnings from Dublin Estate (now known as Ladang Sungai Dingin), near Kulim in Kedah, all the more famous. To become a cardiothoracic surgeon takes years of study and long hours of training. In fact, it took Dr Sothee some 15 years after graduating as a doctor from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2002 to become a full-fledged cardiothoracic surgeon in 2017. He spent four years in Universiti Malaya doing his Masters in General Surgery, during which time he also completed Membership of Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) in Ireland. One of the highlights of his career was that he was the only Malaysian from the Ministry of Health, who was selected for a two-year fellowship in cardiothoracic transplant surgery in Newcastle, England. https://www.buletinmutiara.com/heart-surgeon-e...

  Kalai Mathee, fondly known as a Malaysian professor and researcher at Florida International University (FIU),  became the first female scientist from Malaysia and the second overall from our country to join the American Academy of Microbiology in 2020. The Academy is the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology, one of the world’s oldest and largest life science societies.                 Hailing from Ipoh, the  daughter of late Tamilkuyil Kaliaperumal went to SJK (T) Buntong during her primary educational stage.  She obtained a  Bachelor of Science in Genetics from (1984, University of Malaya) and a Master of Science (1986, University of Malaya, Mentor: Prof Koh Chong Lek). The US based scientist holds the titles above all thanks to her fascination of the evolving and intriguing science world. In 2011, she was appointed as the Mentor of the Year and clinched FIU’s highest distinction,...