Peptim - Pertubuhan Perubatan Tradisional India Malaysia

11/08/2025

20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) - Hybrid

PEPTIM's 20th AGM was held on 28/06/2025 at NSCBICC, Kuala Lumpur and virtually via Google Meet. During the AGM, a general election was conducted and office bearers were elected for the 2025-2027 term. Moreover, an awards ceremony was held in recognition of the practitioners' contributions to PEPTIM and Traditional Indian Medicine. Congratulations to the awards recipients and the newly elected committee.

11/08/2025

Ayurveda & Siddha Conference -3rd PIO Day

PEPTIM in collaboration with GOPIO, High Commission of India Kuala Lumpur, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Indian Cultural Centre, Kuala Lumpur and FICCIM organised a conference on Siddha & Ayurveda on 12 July 2025 in conjunction with the 3rd PIO Day 2025. With the theme "The Current Trends and Future Direction for Ayurveda & Siddha Practice in Malaysia", the conference was moderated by Vaithiyar Nithyananthan. The speakers from Malaysia and India included Vaithiyar Shamini, Vaithiyar Letchmy, Vaithiyar Vasanda Kumar, Dr. Sridhar, Dr. Vanitha Muralikumar and Vaithiyar Melissa. Held at the International Youth Centre, Kuala Lumpur, the conference was attended by over 200 participants.

11/08/2025

SHORT COURSE FOR T&CM PRACTITIONERS

A 4-hour course was held on 10th August 2025 (9am to 1pm) at Lincoln University College. Organized by HillRiche in collaboration with PEPTIM, the Micro-Credential Course on Blood Test Report Interpretation was concise and easy to understand. The course was specially designed for T&CM practitioners, students, and wellness enthusiasts. Thank you to everyone who participated in the course. We hope you found the session valuable and it has helped boost your knowledge and confidence in attending to patients. Stay tuned for future courses.

11/08/2025

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐀 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐀𝐆𝐌 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄

We are pleased to announce that PEPTIM’s Annual General Meeting successfully concluded on 28th June 2025. Congratulations to the new lineup for the term of 2025 – 2027.

Advisor – Vaithiyar Sivakkumaran Tirumalai
Advisor – Vaithiyar Appavu Rengasamy
President – Vaidya Raggupathi a/l Somasundaram Pillai
Secretary – Mr. Paramasivam a/l Mogan
Treasurer – Vaithiyar Nirmalan a/l Kumaran
Vice President Ayurveda – Dr.Shangkari Kumar
Assistant Vice President Ayurveda – Vaidya Letchmy a/p Ponnusamy
Vice President Siddha – Vaithiyar Vasanda Kumar a/l Nadarajah
Assistant Vice President Siddha – Dr Thayala Sridhar a/l Pichaikaren
Vice President Yoga & Indian Naturopathy – Vaidya Veerasamy a/l Batumallah
Assistant Vice President Yoga and Indian Naturopathy – Vaithiyar Canapathy a/l Boyan
Committee Member – Vaithiyar Ganesh a/l Sundram
Committee Member – Vaithiyar Ganesan a/l Vengadasalam
Committee Member – Vaithiyar Nithiyananthan V Muniandy
Committee Member – Vaithiyar Premalatha a/p Shanmugam
Auditor – Vaithiyar Shamini a/p Karisenan
Auditor – Vaithiyar Sundaravadivu a/p Dorai Raja

29/10/2024

REGISTRATION FOR THE FINAL BATCH OF CBC SIDDHA

Siddha practitioners, who have received the Notification Letter from T&CM Division to attend the Capacity Building Course (KPK Siddha), are requested register using the below link :

https://forms.gle/F8bNzYZEfNmpsa1A6

Registration deadline is 14th June 2025. Further details are stated in the link.

Note: For CBC Ayurveda, you may contact Arogya at 0340505363.

Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

29/10/2024

T&CM Division, Ministry of Health and the National Institute of Health (NIH) organised a Townhall Session & Workshop on T&CM Research Priorities in Malaysia. PEPTIM President and members attended the townhall & workshop which was held on 19th September.

29/10/2024

The Indian Community Cooperatives Conference (PKKI) 2024 was held on October 13th at Dewan Tun Abdul Razak, Menara Kembar Bank Rakyat, Kuala Lumpur. PEPTIM members promoted Traditional Indian Medicine during the event.

29/10/2024

On 13th September 2024, PEPTIM President and members attended the "Operationalization of the Ayurveda Chair at Universiti Tunku abdul Rahman(UTAR)" which was held at NSCBICC, Kuala Lumpur.

07/08/2024

During the ASEAN Conference on Healthy Ageing, PEPTIM participated in a Traditional Indian Medicine exhibition. The conference was held from 30th July to 1st August 2024 at St Giles Wembley Penang. During the 3-day conference, demonstration of Traditional Indian Medicine was also performed to promote the traditional system of medicine.

07/08/2024

On 14th July, PEPTIM's Northern region subcommittee held the "1st Dialogue Session of the Northern Practitioners". The event was officiated by Dr.Kalaikumar Nachi from Prima Medic and attended by representatives and members from PEPTIM and various NGOs including Malaysian Hindu Sangam, Kebajikan Komuniti PP Siva, Kebajikan Wanita Kulim and Hindu Dharma Mamandram.

Panel Speakers (Vaithiyar G S Andy, Vaithiyar Thanasekaran, Vaithiyar G.A. Akbar, Vaithiyar Muhammad Sunil, Vaithiyar Komala, Vaithiyar Muthalagy, and Vaithiyar Ganesh) shared their valuable insights.

07/08/2024

PEPTIM's Northern region subcommittee was invited by Malaysian Hindu Sangam to participate in an exhibition during the "Thirumurai Othum Vizha". This event was held on 13th July from 7am to 4pm at SRJK (T) Kulim, Kedah.

Northern region practitioners organized the Traditional Indian Medicine awareness booth, which included Varma therapies and various materials related to Traditional Indian Medicine. The "Thirumurai Othum Vizha" event also featured speakers from the Northern region team who highlighted PEPTIM and raised awareness about traditional medicine.

12/06/2024