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…
“Walk for Syria” anjuran Yayasan Darul Hijrah
Pada pagi hari pertama 2017, saya diminta untuk menghadiri program “Walk With Syria” yang dianjurkan oleh Yayasan Darul Hijrah (YDH). Program ini adalah program kutipan derma oleh orang muda YDH untuk membantu pelarian Syria yang bersengsara dan bergelut pada musim sejuk di negara Saya sanjung tinggi pada semangat sukarelawan orang muda di YDH, kerana mereka…
DAP sertai kempen Yayasan Darul Hijrah bantu mangsa konflik Syria
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 JAN: Penderitaan mangsa perang di Aleppo yang menghadapi musim sejuk tanpa bekalan makanan dan perlindungan yang mencukupi menyentuh hati rakyat negara ini. Justeru, pertubuhan Malaysians Love Syria dan Yayasan Darul Hijrah menganjurkan program #Walk4Syria pada 1 Januari lalu untuk mengadakan kutipan amal sekitar ibu kota. Program yang disertai sekitar 40 sukarelawan itu…
Kit Siang’s ‘Pensiangan Formula’ on Shariah bill
PETALING JAYA: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang is proposing the “Pensiangan Formula” to address the “political and constitutional stalemate” arising from the proposed amendments to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act. In a statement, Gelang Patah MP Lim, said the idea of the “Pensiangan Formula” came to him during a recent visit to Pensiangan, Sabah,…
I’m not loving it, McDonald’s
The recent McDonald’s ruling on birthday cakes is preposterous. In insisting on halal certification for cakes brought to its restaurants, did the fast food chain consider that not everyone brings a cake bought from a shop? There are mothers who bake their children’s birthday cakes for parties at McDonald’s. And there are those who order…
Bus firm: Marriage certificate not required for tickets
PETALING JAYA: Long-haul bus company TransMalaya Ekspres has denied claims that Muslim couples are required to produce a marriage certificate when purchasing bus tickets at its counters. Its ticket servicing department officer, Rina Suhara Ramli, said the company had never imposed such a requirement on its customers as it believed in respecting their privacy. “We…
Kok: Gender segregation good for safety, not moral policing
PETALING JAYA: DAP’s Teresa Kok today defended her stance on gender segregation in buses, saying she supported it for women’s safety, but not as a form of moral policing. “This topic deserves more discussion before implementation. I support allowing women to travel at ease in long-distance buses. “But I don’t support moral policing by the…
LGE accepts The Star’s apology over comment piece
GEORGE TOWN: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has accepted the retraction and apology of The Star newspaper over an article written by its chief political correspondent Joceline Tan. Lim’s legal officer Raja Syarafina Raja Shuib said this following the newspaper’s retraction and apology published on Dec 25. Lim had accused The Star of publishing…