Indonesian defence minister Prabowo Subianto is predicted to secure over 50% of votes needed to win the country’s presidential election in one round, a new opinion survey showed on Saturday, the last day of campaigning. Prabowo is projected to gain 51.9% votes, based on a survey of 1,220 respondents by Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI), conducted…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim pointed out multilingualism among Malaysians as a plus point that drew in investments into Malaysia. “With political stability and strong government, we must focus on economic development, investment, and expanding our capability in all fields. “The Cabinet has endorsed this and wants to focus on ensuring Malaysia becomes a…
Umno would request stakeholders for suggestions to amend the Federal Constitution to empower shariah laws. This would include the Islamic Development Department and the Minister in Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Islamic Affairs Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar, said party deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. “Regarding the suggestion to amend the Constitution… we will…
Pas seharusnya menerangkan kepada pengikutnya dan umat Islam yang terkeliru dalam penghakiman Mahkamah Persekutuan terhadap petisyen Nik Elin Zurina. Adalah lebih baik Pas bersikap jujur daripada menggunakan keputusan ini sebagai bahan politik yang menjejaskan keharmonian undang-undang negara. Ramai di kalangan Ahli Parlimen Pas dan ADUN sepatutnya mengambil peranan menjelaskan bagaimana proses perundangan dibuat dan apakah…
The United Nations is steadfast against any forms of forced mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza as Israel began drawing up evacuation plans that would allow it to defeat Hamas. “We’re extremely worried about the fate of civilians in Rafah,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, Reuters reported. “What is clear is that people need to…
Wishing all our Chinese readers Happy Chinese New Year. This is the year of the Wood Dragon. Dragon symbolizes power, nobility, honor, luck and success. May we all possess natural courage, tenacity, intelligence, enthusiasm and confidence to seize opportunities, embrace changes and face challenges. 新年快乐
Israel is working towards pressuring Hamas to withdraw a ceasefire deal which Tel Aviv deemed as delusional. It is also not offering a counter proposal. Earlier this week Hamas put forth a ceasefire plan over a four and a half month period that would include hostage release in three stages. This was in response to…
Today is a day in history that will always be remembered: when the supremacy of our constitution is protected and reaffirmed by the highest court, the Federal Court. Today is also the day that our Chief Justice puts herself in the annals of our legal history, in the same mould as John Marshall did in…
Abim menyeru umat Islam di negara ini untuk bertenang dan elak dari berpolemik sehingga ia boleh menimbulkan kegusaran ramai kerana kedudukan Islam dan mahkamah syariah terpelihara. Presiden Abim Ahmad Fahmi Mohd Samsudin menegaskan kedudukan Islam dan mahkamah syariah tidak akan terjejas ekoran keputusan Mahkamah Persekutuan yang membatalkan keabsahan 16 peruntukan di dalam Enakmen Kanun Jenayah…
Sekarang ni, jika sesiapa dihukum bawah Enakmen Kanun Jenayah Syariah dalam kesalahan yang bertindih dengan Kanun Keseksaan atau diluar bidangkuasa negeri, pesalah boleh buat semakan kehakiman atas alasan DUN gubal undang-undang melebihi bidangkuasa. Mereka akan menang juga seperti kes Iki Putra. Kes dahuluan kan dah ada. Ini bukan cabar Mahkamah Syariah, ini cabaran samada DUN…
