Daud Kilau laid to rest
BAGAN DATUK: The remains of legendary singer, the late Datuk M Daud Kilau were laid to rest at the Kampung Sungai Balai Baroh Muslim cemetery here at 2.30 pm today. The burial was attended by close acquaintances, relatives, and local residents. Earlier, funeral prayers for the late singer were carried out at Tuminah Hamidi Mosque […]
Man nabbed for desecrating 51 graves in Bintulu
BINTULU: Police arrested a local man for allegedly trespassing into the Kemunting Muslim cemetery along Jalan Sebiew here and desecrated 51 graves with paint. Bintulu police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit confirmed that a police report was received around 7.15 am on Monday (July 24). A total of 51 graves were defaced. Out of these, 41 […]
Five gazebos at cemetery to provide convenience
KUCHING: Five environmentally friendly gazebos built at the Semariang Cemetery here will provide convenience to visitors said Deputy Minister of Utility and Telecommunications (Utility) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He said that the gazebo is equipped with innovative features that have solar technology to produce lighting at night, including design structures that allow rainwater harvesting […]
400 clean up Sibu Muslim cemetery
SIBU: About 400 persons participated in a gotong-royong programme to spruce up the century-old Al-Qadim Muslim Cemetery here yesterday. According to spokesman Effendy Aziz, in addition to the local Muslims, the staff of several government agencies also took part in the programme. “The programme which began at 7am was inaugurated by Malay-Melanau paramount leader Temenggong […]
Man held for uprooting headstones at Muslim cemetery
SIBU: Police have arrested a local man suspected of being involved in uprooting several gravestones at the Al-Qadim Muslim Cemetery here yesterday. The incident has caused a stir among the Muslim community. Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said police received a report from a 39-year-old man around 1.20pm claiming that his father’s headstone had been […]
New Muslim cemetery opens for public use
SIBU: The Kemuyang Islamic Cemetery (Tanah Perkuburan Islam Kemuyang) opened for public use effective Sunday (Aug 1). Al-Qadim Mosque Islamic Cemetery (Tanah Perkuburan Islam Masjid Al-Qaqim) — the main burial ground for local Muslims previously — was officially closed on Saturday (July 31). Sibu Islamic Welfare Trust Board (Lakis) secretary Jamil Julaihi said the cemetery […]
Muslim cemeteries urged to set up management committees
KUCHING: All Muslim cemeteries in Sarawak have been urged to set up a management committee so that all the land at the cemetery can be considered as an endowment (wakaf), said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He said gazetting the land, especially the undocumented […]
Muslim cemetery has new wall
SARIKEI: A Muslim cemetery at Jalan Haji Karim here now has a new wall, thanks to a RM300,000 allocation from Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii. The allocation was channelled through Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) 2018 while the wall was completed last year. Chairman of the Al-Muttaqin Mosque Management Committee, Abang Ibrahim Abang Kipni […]
New cemetery for Muslims in Sarikei
SARIKEI: The state government has approved an allocation of RM2 million to provide a new cemetery for Muslims here in this division. Assistant Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh said the new 10-hectare site is located at the end of Jalan Rentap which is about four kilometres from Sarikei […]
