IPOH, 11 June 2009: The call to Islam is a willing and conscious submission, hence it cannot be forced upon anybody, including the conversion of a child or minor to Islam. The director-general of the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (Ikim) Datuk Dr Syed Ali Tawfik Al-Attas said this was because the ability to think […]
Archives for June 2009
PAS bent on Islamic state, says Penang Gerakan chief
PENANG, 11 June 2009: The cooperation between the DAP, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and PAS is merely to woo the people to support the Islamic party’s cause, said Penang Gerakan Chairperson Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan. Teng said PAS had not changed its ideology and objectives even after its cooperation with the DAP and PKR. […]
21 discotheque staff in Pattaya infected with H1N1
BANGKOK, 11 June 2009: Twenty-one employees of a discotheque in the entertainment city of Pattaya were infected with the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, bringing the total number of reported cases in Thailand to 46. Thai Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparada said they were found to have been infected after the authorities conducted tests following a […]
“No authority for speaker to suspend Zambry and six exco” (Updated 7.05pm)
Updated 7.05pm on 11 June 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 11 June 2009: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and his six state executive councillors cannot be suspended from attending the state legislative assembly for alleged contempt as the offence is not provided for under the Perak State Constitution, the Federal Court said in its […]
Mustafa Ali is new PAS sec-gen
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 June 2009: Datuk Mustafa Ali was appointed PAS secretary-general today, replacing Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar, who did not wish to be re-appointed. The decision to appoint Mustafa, who was previously the party’s election director, was made during its central working committee meeting today, the first after the weekend party elections. PAS deputy president […]
Zaid: SIS need not drop “Islam”
By Shanon ShahPETALING JAYA, 11 June 2009: Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has hit out at calls for Sisters in Islam (SIS) to drop “Islam” from its name. Zaid “Most probably those who make such demands are not familiar with SIS’s activities,” Zaid said in a posting on his blog today. He […]
Kit Siang to move motion on PKFZ in Parliament
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 11 June 2009: DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang will move a motion to debate the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal when parliament resumes sitting on Monday, 15 June 2009. Lim at the forum “This scandal of all scandals is an utter disgrace,” Lim said in a DAP forum titled The RM12.5 […]
11 H1N1 cases; M’sia “ready to face pandemic”, says Liow
PETALING JAYA, 11 June 2009: Malaysia confirmed another two new Influenza A (H1N1) cases today, bringing the total so far to 11. According to Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, the 10th case involved a 17-year-old student who visited her family in Melbourne from 7 to 9 June. She returned to Kuala Lumpur on […]
No reason for Kuan Yew to meet me: Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 June 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he did not see any reason why Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew would want to see him. Mahathir said this when asked by reporters on the possibility of him meeting Lee, who is currently in the country on an eight-day […]
Nik Aziz raps those who defend unity govt proposal
KOTA BARU, June 11 2009: PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat today rapped party members who defended the proposal for a unity government mooted by PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, and regarded them as Umno puppets. He also disagreed with the party’s central election director, Datuk Mustafa Ali, who had […]
