JAIS probe focuses on conversion attempt

PETALING JAYA: The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) is investigating the Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC) dinner under Section 4 of the Non-Islamic Religious Enactment 1988.

In a letter to Hoi Jack S’ng, one of two lawyers representing 10 of the 12 Muslims who attended the event, JAIS stated that it concerned the offence of “persuading, influencing or inciting a Muslim to change his faith.”

You need brains to do it (UPDATED)

If they want to fight us they need to employ people with brains, not unemployed and unemployable Malays. You need to fight brains with brains. You can’t fight against brains by mere spitting and cursing like what the Umno Cyber Troopers are doing. Let’s face it, we are winning the Cyber War. And the next general election is going to prove this, like it was proven in March 2008 during the last general election.

Mufti: Many new converts want out of Islam

Many new converts to Islam in the country have subsequently applied to renounce the religion, lamented Selangor mufti Tamyes Abdul Wahid.

“A majority of them (who sought to renounce Islam) are those who have just converted to Islam,” said Tamyes when asked about the numbers of people seeking to convert out of the religion in the state.

However, Tamyes, who was contacted by Malaysiakini yesterday, said he did not have exact figures on such cases.

WWF asked to cut ties with corrupt Malaysian loggers

The Bruno Manser Fund and the Australian Greens leader, Senator Bob Brown, are calling on the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) to suspend its cooperation with the Malaysian Ta Ann group for its close association with the Taib family, one of South East Asia's largest corruption networks.

In a letter to WWF International's General Director, James P. Leape, the Bruno Manser Fund is claiming that the Malaysian Ta Ann Holdings and its subsidiaries are "unfit for a cooperation" with the WWF "because of their close association with the Malaysian Taib family, one of South East Asia's largest corruption networks". Ta Ann is also mentioned for being "the major driver for high conservation value forest destruction" in Tasmania.

‘It’s for the future generations of Sabahans’

A former policeman who filed a summons against the federal and
state governments over his 'lost' rights, explains his decision.

KOTA KINABALU: In an unprecedented move, a 70-year-old Sabahan filed a summons against the federal and state governments on Monday for failure to implement the Borneonisation of the federal public service in the state, thus depriving Sabahans of job opportunities for over 47 years.

Bernard Fung Fon Chen, a former policeman, sees himself a victim. He was born in Sabah at a time when Sabah was a British Colony called North Borneo.

How far will jobless youth rock the ballot box?

POLLS FOCUS Hoping for a regime change on the back of youth disenchantment in the event of a snap general election? You may be disappointed.

However, according to analysts, brewing issues such as growing youth unemployment are bound to punch some holes in the ruling coalition's vote bank.

While Malaysia's unemployment figure has been at a steady low of three percent, the United Nations estimates that more than 10 percent of Malaysians aged 20-24 are jobless and looking.

More worrying, however, is the growing number of unemployed graduates, who make up 60 percent of the total unemployment figures.

Federal Highway Vs Sabah Highway

By : DAP INTERIOR MEDIA

DAP Sabah Parliamentary Liaison Chief, Dr Benjamin Yapp who is also DAP Sabah Rural Development Bureau Chief made a journey from Kota Kinabalu via Ranau, Tulipid, Kota Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Kunak, Balung enroute to Tawau town on August 7, 2011 to conduct a general survey on the current situations and the conditions of country roads along the Federal highways.

Bersih dari kacamata penulis Indonesia

Ditulis oleh Ted Sprague
Kedamaian dan Ketentraman - Mahkota dari setiap kelas penguasa di setiap epos. Pada 9 Juli, demonstrasi 50 ribu orang di tengah kota Kuala Lumpur merampok kelas penguasa Malaysia dari kedamaian dan ketentraman ini. Diorganisir oleh sebuah koalisi NGO-NGO dan kelompok-kelompok sipil, yang disebut koalisi Bersih 2.0, demonstrasi ini mengguncang Malaysia sampai ke dasarnya.

Dr M: Congrats for ‘destroying’ Umno

Responding to a FMT report, Mahathir says that certain quarters may
have sown the seeds of suspicion among Umno leaders and members.

PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad has responded to the speculation that he is once again working backstage to bring the curtain down on another political career – that of his protege Najib Tun Razak.

The former premier complained about a FMT report which portrayed him as being the force behind the alleged move to replace Najib with current number two Muhyiddin Yassin.

Idris Jala’s track record scrutinised

Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin throws scorn on former
MAS boss' performance in the wake of national carrier's
share swap deal with AirAsia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin joined in the inter-carriers share swap fray by scoffing at Idris Jala’s track record during his tenure as Malaysian Airlines Bhd (MAS) boss.

The Rembau MP suggested in his Twitter posting that the minister in charge of Putrajaya’s Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) had not done a good job at MAS.