“They should have listened to the residents first. It would not have come to this if they had a dialogue with them about the relocation.” HOME Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, blaming Selangor’s Pakatan Rakyat-led government for the 28 Aug 2009 cow-head protest against the relocation of a Hindu temple in Section 23, Shah Alam. […]
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Cow head mystery
By Shanon Shah“There is no point in us apologising as it was not our work. The cow head was brought in by an individual and we don’t know that person.” AHMAD Mahyuddin Abdul Manaf, Section 23 residents’ association action committee chairperson, who headed the 28 Aug 2009 demonstration against the relocation of a Hindu temple from Section […]
Hishammuddin has trivialised issue
By Ragunath KesavanTHE Malaysian Bar is disappointed with Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein‘s response to the demonstration outside the Selangor secretariat building on 28 Aug 2009. By not denouncing the offensive actions of some of the demonstrators and instead accepting their weak explanation, he has trivialised the seriousness of the incident. It is also disquieting that […]
Decision in Mohan Singh case on 6 July
By Deborah LohSHAH ALAM, 1 July 2009: The High Court will decide which court has jurisdiction to hear competing claims over the body of Mohan Singh al/l Janot Singh on Monday, 6 July 2009. High Court judge Rosnaini Saub announced this today after the final round of arguments on the matter was made in court today. Both […]
“All must be Muslim for Syariah Court to have jurisdiction”
By Deborah LohSHAH ALAM, 30 June 2009: Provisions in the Federal Constitution and the Islamic laws of Selangor clearly state that all parties to a dispute must be Muslim in order for proceedings to be held in the Syariah Court, the High Court here was told today. Lawyer K Shanmuga, who is representing the family of deceased […]
PKR, DAP urge PAS to retract resolution on SIS
By Zedeck SiewUpdated 6.42pm on 8 June 09 PETALING JAYA, 8 June 2009: Both Parti Keadilan Rakyat and the DAP have urged PAS to reconsider its call to ban non-governmental organisation (NGO) Sisters in Islam (SIS). “As PAS is rallying for a ‘PAS for All’ image of the party, it should promote and practise democracy and not […]
PAS wants Sisters in Islam investigated (Updated 6.30pm)
By Deborah Loh and Shanon ShahUpdated 6.30pm on 7 June 2009 Documentation of PAS’s resolution on Sisters in Islam SHAH ALAM, 7 June 2009: Sisters in Islam (SIS) should be investigated and declared “haram” if it is found to be anti-Islam, the 55th PAS muktamar declared today. The Islamist political party also said SIS members should undergo religious rehabilitation should […]
