Removing the “Islam” label on a MyKAD is not that easy PETALING JAYA, 15 Dec 2009: Despite cabinet announcements about conversions to Islam and proposed legal amendments to allow a Muslim convert to divorce in the civil court, other scenarios arising from conversions are not being addressed. As a result, numerous conversion cases are not […]
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A night out with Rela
By Mien Ly(All pictures and videos courtesy of Mien Ly) “BUKA pintu! Buka pintu!” shout the volunteers through the grill door, into the hallway of the shop lots in Pudu. They are from Rela, a civil volunteer corp formed by the Malaysian government in 1972 to help preserve “peace and national security”. They are conducting a raid […]
Murugiah shocked by 11-, 12-year-old mothers
PETALING JAYA, 3 July 2009: Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk T Murugiah had a cultural shock when he visited the Cameron Highlands Hospital maternity ward recently and found Orang Asli mothers as young as 11 and 12 years old. What worried him more was that these minors were ignorant that they needed […]
NRD HQs will be closed 28 March
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: The National Registration Department (NRD) headquarters in Putrajaya and the department’s headquarters in all the states will be closed on Saturday to facilitate staff who will be taking the Efficiency Level Assessment (PTK) examination. NRD public relations officer Jainisah Mohd Nor in statement here today said counter services would resume […]
