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- Have a ball with Chelsea - courtesy of The Star
- Conversion clause: Proper measures must be in place to safeguard child's interest, says expert
- Cops zero in on break-in gang that robbed Khairy's home
| Have a ball with Chelsea - courtesy of The Star Posted: PETALING JAYA: The Star will be giving away more than 1,000 tickets for Chelsea Football Club's pre-season tour in Kuala Lumpur to its readers. "With Jose Mourinho taking back the helm at Chelsea, the team's visit to Malaysia is highly anticipated by fans," said ProEvents International Sdn Bhd managing director San Boon Wah after handing over tickets to Star Publications (M) Bhd executive director and group chief editor Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai at Menara Star yesterday. Also present was ProEvents chief executive officer Julian Kam. "During their visit in 2011, the team played to a capacity crowd of 85,000 at the Bukit Jalil stadium. That itself was a record for Chelsea," said San. He said the team would be in Malaysia for a total of six days. "Chelsea's tour is named Here to Play, Here to Stay because of the club's involvement in developing local football. There is a Chelsea Blue Pitch in Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya, and the team will conduct coaching clinics and even have its training sessions on the pitch," said San. The match between Chelsea and a Malaysia XI side will be played at the Shah Alam Stadium on Sunday, July 21, and is scheduled to kick off at 9.45pm. He added that of the 60,000 tickets, 15,000 had already been sold. "With three weeks to go, this is a surprising change because fans usually buy tickets a week before the match." Details on ticket redemption will be announced soon. |
| Conversion clause: Proper measures must be in place to safeguard child's interest, says expert Posted: PETALING JAYA: A constitutional expert said a clause of the controversial Administration of the Religion of Islam (Federal Territories) Bill which allows minors to be converted with the consent of only one parent could remain but proper measures should be in place to safeguard the interest and welfare of the child. One of the country's leading experts on Islamic constitutional law Assoc Prof Dr Shamrahayu Abd Aziz suggested that administrative measures be put in place to ensure that estranged partners did not convert children without the knowledge of the other. "It should not be made 'ex parte' (one party) instead it should be 'inter partes' where both parties are invited by the court to give their views. "The child's views should also be taken into consideration and (in the end) the court will decide on this after listening to all views and take into consideration the welfare of the child," she said. Dr Shamrahayu, who is with International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), said that in many divorce cases, it was difficult to get both parents to agree on matters concerning their children and this included religion. Muslim Lawyers Association (PPMM) president Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar said the 2009 Cabinet decision in disallowing the unilateral conversion of minors to Islam did not change the current laws. "The court cannot in any way bow down to the Cabinet directive. In fact, the Cabinet cannot go beyond its power," he said. Syariah Lawyers Association of Malaysia president Musa Awang said there was nothing radical about Sect 107 of the Bill (the section in question) as similar provision already existed in the current Act. "We feel those who are disputing Sect 107 may not have understood it and they need further clarification," he said in a statement on Tuesday. He said Section 107 was in line with the 1990 Federal Court decision on the Susie Teoh case as well as other cases which stated that an underage child can convert to Islam with the consent of the father or mother or guardian. In Seremban, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the Negri Sembilan Islamic Affairs Council would only reverse its decision permitting one parent who had embraced Islam to convert his or her children into the religion if the National Fatwa Council allowed this. |
| Cops zero in on break-in gang that robbed Khairy's home Posted: KUALA LUMPUR: One of the three house break-in gangs stalking residents in Bukit Damansara may have been responsible for the burglary at the Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin's home over the weekend, said the police. "We believe that there are two local gangs and one from Latin America which operate at different times of the day," said City CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Ku Chin Wah. He said that this was based on recent cases with similar modus operandi in the area. "A few days before Khairy's house was robbed, there was another break-in at the same area. "The robbers also scaled the outside wall and broke into the house," said SAC Ku. During the robbery at Khairy's home, three men had scaled the wall of the bungalow belonging to his mother in Jalan Setiabistari at 5.30pm on Saturday before breaking in through the front door. The only person in the house was a maid, who said that the men ransacked the place, escaping with several laptops, watches and other expensive items. SAC Ku said that photofits of two suspects had been obtained from the maid. The photos would be released to the public later. "Guards have been assigned to Khairy's house," he told reporters here yesterday. |
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