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Punithan joined a group of Sri Lankan Tamils who were fleeing to Australia by boat. The boat capsized, and everyone on board except Punithan drowned. Malayali fishermen rescued Punithan and took him to a music shop owner in Kerala. Impressed by Punithan’s musical knowledge, the shopkeeper gave him a job at the store and encouraged him to ...
The Malaysian Indian People Party (Malay: Parti Rakyat India Malaysia, Tamil: மலேசிய இந்திய மக்கள் கட்சி), abbreviated MIPP, is a nationalist ethnic Indian political party in Malaysia.
Building on Mount Putuo, 1899 Plan of the Mount Putuo Mount Putuo Guanyin Putuo Shan lake and pavilions. Mount Putuo (Chinese: 普陀山; pinyin: Pǔtuó Shān, from Sanskrit: "Mount Potalaka") is an island in Putuo District, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China. It is a renowned site in Chinese Buddhism and is the bodhimaṇḍa of the bodhisattva Guanyin.
Changi Prison, where Singapore's death row is located Capital punishment in Singapore is a legal penalty. Executions in Singapore are carried out by long drop hanging, and usually take place at dawn. Thirty-three offences—including murder, drug trafficking, terrorism, use of firearms and kidnapping —warrant the death penalty under Singaporean law. In 2012, Singapore amended its laws to ...
Neethan Shanmugarajah (Neethan Shan) (Tamil: நீதன் சண்முகராஜா, romanized: Nītaṉ Caṇmukarājā; born December 24, 1978), is a Canadian politician who represented Ward 42 Scarborough—Rouge River on Toronto City Council from February 2017 to November 2018.
Tan Yun-Shan was born in Chaling County, Hunan province, China on 10 October 1898. He was the youngest child of a Confucian scholar and teacher. He had his early education at home. He lost both his parents early in life. He first went to the county level school and then to the district school.
Armaghan Shahid, later known as Shaan, was born in Lahore to director Riaz Shahid and theater, film, and television actress Neelo.His father was an ethnic Kashmiri from Lahore [9] and Muslim, [5] [10] whereas his mother was a Punjabi Christian who converted to Islam. [5]
Luohanquan (simplified Chinese: 罗汉拳; traditional Chinese: 羅漢拳; pinyin: Luóhànquán), which means "Arhat fist", is a general name for all the styles of Chinese martial arts that are named after the Arhats, the holy Buddhist figures.