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- Umno the only party protecting Islam says division chief
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- Councils advised to set up own abattoirs
| Umno the only party protecting Islam says division chief Posted: 06 Jul 2011 06:28 PM PDT MUAR: Umno is now the only political party that strives to protect Islam and its values following a decision by PAS to discard its struggle for the religion. Muar Umno division chief Datuk Mohd Ismail Mohd Shah said PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang was quoted as saying that the party would champion for a welfare state, not Islamic nation. He added that since the opposition party no longer wanted to strive for Islam and Islamic values, it's now left to Umno to struggle for the religion and protect its position in the country. "We call all Umno Youth members and all Malay youths in the Muar division to give importance to our fight to protect Islam and Islamic values. "However, we must also protect the rights of other races and religions in the country," he said at the opening the Muar Umno Youth delegates conference here recently. Mohd Ismail, who is also a special officer to Mentri Besar for Maharani, said Umno had been very committed in its struggles to fight for the Malays. He said the struggles, however, had seemed to fade lately due to factions and internal politics within the party and he feared that such disunity would weaken the party. Mohd Ismail also urged party members to work as a team towards strengthening the Muar Barisan Nasional in its quest to recapture the Maharani state seat from the opposition. Earlier, Muar Umno Youth chief Datuk Razali Ibrahim said PAS, which wanted to make Malaysia a welfare state, could not even develop Kelantan which it had ruled for 22 years. He said some 600,000 Kelantanese had to migrate to other states to work as there was little development in Kelantan. "If PAS cannot develop and make Kelantan prosper, I dont think the party can help other states to develop and prosper," he said. Razali, who is the Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, also added that the DAP-led government in Penang was also interfering with Islamic affairs over the call for election for mosque committees. "It is unconstitutional for any party in Penang to interfere in Islamic affairs as the subject is under the jurisdiction of the Agong," he added. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Posted: 06 Jul 2011 03:30 PM PDT Fund raising concert The Lisbon Chamber Choir will be performing at the Calvary Chur4ch Auditorium in Bukit Beruang on July 23 commencing at 7.30 pm.Tickets are priced at RM200.00, RM100.00 and RM50.00. For further details and ticket reservations, contact 016-205 5780 (Doris Teo) , 012-392 7970 (Christina Ng), 012-618 6770 (Lee Siew Len) or 012-621 8909 (Chee Siok Hoon). Change of number The Muar Inland Revenue Department at Sungai Abong here has changed its telephone number from 06-9527000 to 06-9563100, beginning June 1. Music classes The YWCA of Malacca is holding music classes at their premise in Taman Aman, Ujong Pasir. Learn to play the guitar, keyboard or drums every Monday to Friday from 10am-5pm. For details, call 016-630 3447 (Carole) or 017-366 6727 (Jeremy). Cancer counselling Mahkota Medical Centre will be providing comprehensive cancer counselling services for free to the public, in collaboration with Malacca Cancer Society, every Friday from 4-6pm at No.76, Jalan Taman Melaka Raya 25, Taman Melaka Raya, Malacca. For details, call 06-285 2931 (Dr Sanjeev), 06-285 2975 (Dr Jayendran) or 06-285 0988 (Michaelina/Koh). Items for recycling Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia Kuantan branch welcomes used items such as metal containers, aluminium cans, glass and plastic bottles and clothing at its recycling centre. The centre is open every Sunday from 9am to noon. For details, call 09-517 2969 / 061. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Councils advised to set up own abattoirs Posted: 06 Jul 2011 03:29 PM PDT KUALA TERENGGANU: State Islamic religious councils have been advised to set up their own abattoirs to ensure confidence among Muslims that meat and poultry slaughter processes are halal. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Major-General (Rtd) Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said the respective councils could achieve this by forming a subsidiary company or by cooperating with other companies. He added that there are people who still questioned the halal status of slaughtered poultry. "So, I suggest that state Islamic religious councils set up their own slaughterhouses and obtain a certificate to restore confidence in the public," he said at the launch the 21st Civil and Syarak Law Coordination Conference here. The conference was also attended by Malaysian Islamic Development Department director-general Othman Mustapha and state religious and information committee chairman Khazan Che Mat. Jamil Khir hoped non-Muslim operators would also heed syariah requirements by providing Muslim butchers including foreigners. — Bernama. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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