• Maniam Moorthy, a member of the first team of Malaysians to summit Mount Everest, fell during army training a year later and became a paraplegic?

Facts on topics related to Maniam Moorthy

Malaysia

• "ultra" was a phrase frequently used in 1960s Malaysia and Singapore to describe racial chauvinists?
• Malaysia's Sedition Act disregards criminal intent in passing judgement?
• Malaysian royalty's immunity from legal prosecution was removed after a 1992 assault incident, involving Tunku Majid of Johor, sparked a constitutional crisis?
• Wayne Wang handpicked a song for his movie Chinese Box that a group of teenagers from Sarawak, Malaysia, made their professional debut on Boys & Girls 1+1=3 with?
• buildings in Kuala Lumpur have Mughal, Tudor, Neo-Gothic or Spanish architectural styles modified to use local resources and for the climate of Malaysia?
• Article 10 of the Constitution of Malaysia guarantees citizens certain rights on condition that these rights are not restricted by the government?
• Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia provides quotas and other affirmative action policies for the Malays and other indigenous people of Malaysia, but was intended as a temporary provision?
• C. C. Too, a leading exponent of psychological warfare in Malaysia, crafted a campaign to turn public opinion against the communists during the Malayan Emergency?
• Guinness Black Lager is a new black lager which is being test marketed in Malaysia by Diageo for sale in the west under its Guinness brand name?
• Gurdwara Sahib Klang, a Sikh Gurdwara in Malaysia, was constructed with donations collected by Sikh Sangats all over Malaysia, including a large sum from the Prime Minister's Department?

Kuala Lumpur

• Arthur's Day benefit concerts—celebrating the 250th anniversary of Guinness (pictured)—will be held today in locations as diverse as Dublin, New York, Kuala Lumpur and Yaoundé?

Malacca

• the present Cape Rachado Lighthouse, erected in 1863 in Malacca, Malaysia, includes an additional concrete tower that was completed in 1990 to house a MEASAT radar?