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 […]
SUPP Youth objects Bill proposal
KUCHING: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth has joined a growing chorus of calls objecting to a proposed Bill on control and restrictions on the development of non-Islamic religions as announced by a deputy minister. In making the call, the movement secretary-general Milton Foo reiterated: “It is our rights to profess and practise religion […]
New religious bills raises concern
KUCHING: The Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) considers the recent move or any future attempts to introduce Shariah bills affecting non-Muslim religions as directly contravening the very spirit of the formation of Malaysia where Sarawak, Sabah, and Malaya are equal partners. “Furthermore, the Federal Constitution clearly states in Article 11(1) that every person has […]
