PARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) Zulkifli Noordin recently tried to move a series of constitutional amendments that would elevate the status of Islam in the country’s administration. We know what he is asking for, but do we actually know why he is doing it? The Nut Graph spoke exclusively to Zulkifli via […]
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Zulkifli moves to amend Federal Constitution
By Shanon Shah(Zulkifli image source: zul4kulim.blogspot.com; al-Quran pic by Crystalina / Flickr) PETALING JAYA, 23 March 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) Zulkifli Noordin has tried to move four motions in Parliament to amend the Federal Constitution regarding the status of Islam. The first motion is to amend Article 3(1) to: “Islam is the […]
Child conversion by one parent wrong
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 6 March 2009: A converting spouse should not take advantage of syariah law to unilaterally convert his or her child without the non-Muslim spouse’s consent, the MCA said today. If the disputing parents could not agree on the baby’s religion, the child’s religion should remain the status quo until he or she reaches […]
Making equality work
By Petra Gimbad“All persons are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection of the law.“ Federal Constitution, Article 8(1) “Except as expressedly […]
Sivakumar cannot have own lawyers (Updated 6.30pm)
Corrected on 13 March 2009 at 12.30am IPOH, 5 March 2009: The High Court has ruled that Perak state legislative assembly Speaker V Sivakumar can only be represented by the state legal adviser in the suits brought by 10 members of the assembly including newly appointed Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. Zambry […]
No plan to amend Article 11: Nazri
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Feb 2009: The Dewan Rakyat was told today that the Federal Court’s decision in the case involving Azlina Jailani or Lina Joy showed that a Muslim cannot renounce Islam at will. As such, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said, the government had no plan to […]
Respect the federal constitution, says King (Updated 1:46pm)
(Updated 1:46pm) LUMPUR, 16 Feb 2009: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin today reminded the people to respect the federal constitution and expressed the hope that there will be no attempts to create laws that contravene it. He said the history of the country’s independence and the federal constitution must be explained to the […]
Don’t be rude, says Selangor Sultan (Updated)
(Updated 10:30pm) KLANG, 13 Feb 2009: Selangor’s Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj is deeply saddened over the disputes relating to the recent Perak crisis that has led to offensive behaviour towards the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. “Political developments, instances of street demonstrations and disputes between various parties, relating to the recent appointment of […]
Muhyiddin supports anti-hop law
KOTA KINABALU, 30 Jan 2009: Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has expressed support for the proposal to introduce an anti-hop law to ensure political stability in the country. “It needs to be looked into again. It is not that we fear that more will leave the Barisan Nasional (BN) but what is important is […]
Ipoh Timur Umno against multilingual signs
IPOH, 8 Dec 2008: Ipoh Timur Umno today expressed opposition to a proposal by Canning state assemblyperson Wong Kah Woh to have the road signs in Taman Cempaka here replaced with multilingual signs. Ipoh Timur Umno head Datuk Azian Osman said Wong’s suggestion was contrary to the Federal Constitution and showed disrespect for Bahasa Malaysia […]
