January 20, 2011
Source: Yahoo News
Wire Service: AFP
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20110119/tap-malaysia-military-sikh-religion-righ-0193655.html
Malaysian authorities are investigating the case of a Sikh military trainee who said his long hair had been lopped off as he slept, triggering outrage among the minority community.
The alleged incident has again shaken faith in a controversial national service programme, launched in 2004, to foster national unity by recruiting all Malaysians, including those from ethnic minorities.