"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...