A married couple is suing the Federal Territory Islamic Department, its enforcement officers and government for detaining them in a khalwat (close proximity) raid at a budget hotel last month. Self-employed Mohd Ridhuan Giman, 34, his wife Siti Sarah Maulad Abdullah, 26, and Ridhuan’s mother named enforcement officers Mohd Shiham Ramli, Mohammad Izehar Md Amin,…
JAKARTA – The Jakarta elections is set to go into round two after quick counts from Wednesday’s (Feb 15) polls showed that neither incumbent Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as Ahok, and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat, or their closest rivals from the opposition Gerindra Party were able to garner the majority vote. The Ahok-Djarot pair…
Incumbent Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and running mate Djarot Saiful Hidayat dominated the final Jakarta election tally count at the polling station where Democratic Party-backed gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono cast his ballot on Wednesday morning. Ahok also leads the tally at polling station No. 17 where firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab voted in Petamburan, Central Jakarta.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — Valentine’s Day is a celebration that leads to vice and illicit sex, Federal Territories mufti Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad has said, warning Muslims against celebrating the day to mark love today. In a statement published on his office’s website yesterday, Zulkifli claimed that sex out of wedlock is the main…
SHAH ALAM: Umno Selangor hari ini sebulat suara menolak peletakan jawatan Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos sebagai ketua Umno bahagian dan pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) Sungai Besar. Pengerusi Umno Selangor Tan Sri Noh Omar berkata langkah itu dibuat selepas menilai segala sumbangan Jamal kepada kelangsungan parti terutamanya semasa membantu memenangkan BN pada Pilihan Raya…
Tonight many of the DAP Sabah leaders and Lim Kit Siang are extremely happy as Jannie Lasimbang, the Sabah Bersih chairwoman joins DAP together with her 80-year-old mother at Kota Kinabalu. Her brother Adrian Lasimbang has joined DAP in Sabah two years ago, Adrian has been actively working in interior area of Sabah for the…
KUALA LUMPUR – Program Walk For Syria hari ini berjaya mencuri perhatian pengunjung Kompleks Beli-belah Sogo, hari ini. Koordinator Walk For Syria, Khairol Najib Hashim berkata, ramai pengunjung memberikan sambutan positif terhadap gimik pentomin yang dimainkan ahli NGO Yayasan Darul Hijrah di ruang legar luar pusat kompleks beli-belah itu. Menurutnya, lakonan situasi tanpa dialog atau…
PETALING JAYA: Teresa Kok has slammed Barisan Nasional (BN) for making false allegations against her over the water cuts caused by maintenance work carried out by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). Referring to a statement released by the BN strategic communications team yesterday, the Seputeh MP vehemently denied that she had blamed the federal government, nor…