SHAH ALAM, 12 Nov 2009: All ulama and mufti must obtain the permission of the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) before they can give religious talks or sermons in the state. Jais director Datuk Muhammed Khusrin Munawi said he would not compromise on this matter as “the ruling is stipulated in the Selangor Islamic Administration […]
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New fuel subsidy system in May
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov 2009: The new fuel subsidy management system will be implemented in May next year, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung told the Dewan Rakyat today. He said the system’s mechanism would be announced after a study on the subsidy distribution and target groups had been identified. “I can’t reveal the […]
Liow tells Chua to give up post unconditionally
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov 2009: MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai fired back at Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today to “surrender” the deputy president post and support fresh elections in the party’s ongoing rift. “The deputy president position belongs to the party, it does not belong to any individual … he cannot […]
MCA leaders reminded about suspension
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov 2009: MCA leaders have been reminded that the prolonged leadership crisis can lead to the party’s suspension, former secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said. Ong said MCA leaders should learn from what happened to Umno, which had its registration suspended in 1988 following bitter in-fighting. “Failure to find an amicable […]
Making government look good
By Ding Jo-AnnWHY is the Home Ministry chiding journalists for not getting the government’s view when it is the government that frequently gives journalists the run-around or prevents journalists from writing the truth? Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Mahmood Adam Mahmood reportedly advised the print media to let government agencies tell their side of the story when these […]
Penang Umno Youth tells Lim to resign
BALIK PULAU, 11 Nov 2009: Penang Umno Youth has urged Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to resign for “cakap tidak serupa bikin” (not doing as he had claimed). Its treasurer, Aziaan Ariffin, said Lim should clarify the matter of land conversion, which was brought up in the state assembly in August. “As a state government […]
No to eight intervenors in church’s judicial review
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Nov 2009: Eight parties including seven Islamic religious councils are no longer intervenors in the Kuala Lumpur Roman Catholic Church’s application for a judicial review over the usage of the word “Allah“. High Court judge Lau Bee Lan said based on the Federal Court ruling on 3 Sept in the case of […]
Mosque project query causes uproar in Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Nov 2009: There was a brief uproar during the Dewan Rakyat sitting today when a Member of Parliament questioned how a piece of land gazetted as a site for a mosque could be developed into a commercial building. Wee Choo Keong (PKR-Wangsa Maju) demanded an explanation from Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing […]
“ISA effective way to curb terrorism”
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Nov 2009: The Internal Security Act (ISA) is an effective way to curb terrorism in Malaysia, Australian ambassador for Counter-Terrorism William Paterson said today. “Malaysia chooses to use the preventive detention approach under the ISA … has it been effective? Without doubt, yes, it’s been very effective,” he told reporters after a […]
Chua asks Liow to make clear his ambition
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Nov 2009: MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said today that vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai had sought his support for the party’s top post in the past month. At a media conference held at the party headquarters, Chua told Liow to stop sending confusing signals and state […]
