The court has decided, so be it
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan has called upon certain parties to accept and respect the High Court’s decision to allow the use of the word ‘Allah’ by non-Muslims. He said the court has already decided and the decision ought to be honoured. “There should be a time when an issue […]
Don’t politicise High Court’s ruling
KUCHING: Selangau MP Baru Bian has urged all quarters to not politicise the High Court’s decision that the word ‘Allah’ can be used by non-Muslims nationwide. He said Justice Datuk Nor Bee Ariffin, who made the ruling on Wednesday (March 10), recognised that the Christians of Sabah and Sarawak had been using the word ‘Allah’ […]
Church applauds High court’s decision
KUCHING: The ruling by the High Court allowing the use of the word ‘Allah’ by non-Muslims in Malaysia must not be interpreted as a victory by any one person or groups of persons over another, said Bishop of the Anglican Church in Sarawak and Brunei, Right Reverend Datuk Danald Jute. “This decision is a victory […]
Non-Muslim wedding ceremonies allowed
KUALA LUMPUR: Marriage ceremonies for non-Muslims can now be held at the National Registration Department (NRD), places of worship and non-Muslim religious association premises in areas placed under the movement control order (MCO), conditional MCO (CMCO) and recovery MCO (RMCO). NRD, in a statement yesterday said the decision was made by the government to enable […]
Financial aid for non-Muslim institutions to continue
SIBU: The state government through the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) will continue to provide financial assistance to non-Muslim religious institutions for the use of their respective houses of worship, said political secretary to the chief minister Romeo Christopher Tegong. He said for this purpose, the state government had allocated RM50 million annually to Unifor […]
Religious Diversity Committee for every state
KUCHING: The Ministry of National Unity has agreed to set up Religious Diversity Committee in every state in Malaysia. Its Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique said the ministry, after learning from Sarawak which has its Unit for Other Religions (Unifor), pointed out that it had agreed to establish the said committee. “During a meeting with […]
Six bodies receive aid from Unifor
MUKAH: Six non-Muslim organisations received financial aid from the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) of the Chief Minister’s Department totalling RM500,000 last Thursday. Amongst the recipients included the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church of Sungai Sebetong in Balingian, which will use the fund to install power supply to its premises. For St Mary’s Chapel, Balingian, […]
Must submit notice of reopening to Unifor
KUCHING: All non-Muslim places of worship must submit their respective notifications of reopening to the Unit For Other Religions (Unifor) prior to their reopening on June 20. Minister-in-charge of Unifor, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas stressed that the reopening notification is subject to places of worship gazetted under the Missionary Societies Ordinance […]
Non-muslim marriage registrations allowed during RMCO
PUTRAJAYA: Non-muslim couples can register their marriage at 171 house of worship that have been given the permission to resume operations by the Ministry of National Unity, beginning Wednesday (June 10) during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period. “Therefore, couples who want to register their marriage are advised to refer to the list of […]
Non-Muslim marriage registrations must be completed before July 31
PUTRAJAYA: Non-Muslims couples whose marriage registrations have been affected or delayed by the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) will have until July 31 to finalise their situation, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the couples have until the end of July to resolve the matter without having […]
