Association sends objection on proposed bill to PM
KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) has written to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to register their disappointment on a proposed bill to control and restrict the development of non-Muslim religions. SPA chairman Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng noted that the proposal was recently announced by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious […]
Proposed laws shouldn’t apply to east Malaysia
KUCHING: All Shariah laws should not be applicable to non-Muslims in Sarawak and Sabah, said Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan. “If you are to draft, amend, and enforce any Shariah laws, do not forget to put a ‘Non-Applicable’ clause which means that the law is not meant for non-Muslims in Sarawak […]
Proposed Shariah Bill draws flak
MUKAH: A proposed legislation to control and restrict the development of non-Muslim religions has not gone down well with the local non-Muslim communities. The reason is simple – the move initiated by deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary is deemed unconstitutional besides attempting to interrupt the prevailing religious […]
PRS against laws restricting development of non-Muslim religions
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) has strongly opposed the proposed bill on control and restrictions on the development of non-Muslim religions. “A plural and multi-religious Malaysia cannot be bound by a law that is so backward and divisive in nature,” stressed PRS vice-president and Women chief Datuk Seri Doris Brodie in a statement on Friday […]
