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OWC sex book a cheap stunt, says SIS
Demonstrations continue at Jakarta embassy
Delhi says Astro deal illegal gratification for Maxis plans, companies deny charges
MalaysiaKini confirms talks with Malay Mail

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 04:20 PM PDT

(Malaysian Digest) - Women's groups have hit out at the Obedient Wives Club' for its "explicit sex book" which called on a Muslim husband to have joint sex with all his spouses, reported The Star.

Sisters in Islam (SIS) acting executive director Ratna Osman called it a "cheap stunt" to get its name in the local and international media spotlight.

She said the group failed to look at the demands of society, which called for gender equality and progress in education.

"Apart from talking about a woman's subjugation to her husband and how to give him the best sex, they do not have anything concrete to contribute to society when we are facing many problems," she said.

The 115-page book titled Seks Islam, Perangi Yahudi untuk Kembalikan Seks Islam kepada Dunia (Islamic Sex, Fighting Jews to Return Islamic Sex to the World) had, among others, encouraged Muslim husbands to have sex simultaneously with their wives.

The Obedient Wives Club was formed by Global Ikhwan Sdn Bhd, an organization founded by former members of the banned Al-Arqam.

Ratna stressed that "nowhere in the Quran does it talk about marriage as just about sex and serving the husband as a master. It talks about love for one another, about kindness to each other."

She questioned the source of the book, which quoted research claiming that women only gave their husbands 10 percent of what they wanted from their wives' bodies.

Ratna said SIS research showed that 64.8 percent of first wives said they were not informed when their husbands took another wife, thus leading to a feeling of betrayal and pain, and 53% of them cited an increase in domestic violence.

"How would OWC respond to this in their mission to teach good sex? Will OWC's book help these women in their problems?" Ratna asked.

Meanwhile, Empower executive director Maria Chin Abdullah said the stand by Obedient Wives Club was "a slap in the face to women".

"Women have contributed greatly to the nation but they (OWC) have diminished us to being mere sex objects," she said.

The Islamic Development Department (Jakim) said it would restrict the distribution of the book, which it viewed as "shameful" and "nonsensical".

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said they would investigate the contents of the book.

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the ministry believed that the club and what it stood for had undermined the important gains made towards gender equality in Malaysia.

"Should this publication be in contravention of the law whether civil or syariah, then the law here will take its course," she said.

Leaders of the club could not be reached for comment.

Demonstrations continue at Jakarta embassy

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 04:08 PM PDT

(Bernama) -- The Malaysian embassy in Jakarta continued to become a target for demonstrations since yesterday when another group known as Laskar Merah Putih (LMP) staged a demonstration claiming Malaysia had illegally taken over more than 1,000ha of Indonesian land in northern Kalimantan.

About 70 LMP members who gathered with banners and hurled abusive slogans outside the embassy had tried to affix a flag on the gate but were prevented by police.

Before leaving the leader of the group Adek Erfil Manurung handed a note to a security personnel on duty at the gate and announced that there would be a bigger demonstration on Oct 28.

They also wanted the Malaysian government to resolve the border issue between both countries.

Yesterday, a group calling itself Forum Betawi Rempug (FBR) numbering some 650 people hurled hard objects at the guard post and perimeter lighting and also at the policemen, also on a similar claim.

The Indonesian Parliament's defence and foreign affairs commission deputy head Maj Gen (Rtd) T.B. Hasanuddin had told the local media on Saturday that Indonesia had lost 1,490ha in Camar Bulan to Malaysia and that the country's sea boundary in Tanjung Datu waters had moved 800m in favour of Kuala Lumpur.

However, several Indonesian Cabinet ministers had rejected the lawmaker's claim that Malaysia had "illegally taken over" more than 1,000ha of Indonesian land in northern Kalimantan.

In Kuala Lumpur, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman and his Indonesian counterpart Dr Marty Natalegawa said after the 11th Joint Commission for Bilateral Commission Cooperation Meeting on Tuesday that the border markers at the Kalimantan border, removed either by mischievous individuals or natural disasters, could easily be replaced by their joint survey teams.

The issue emanated over a claim that Malaysia has seized 1,000ha of land belonging to Indonesia along the Malaysia-Indonesia border in West Kalimantan.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had also said Malaysia and Indonesia had a special mechanism namely the Joint Border Committee (JBC) to resolve any border issues and added that it was doing a good job in resolving such issues when they cropped up.

Delhi says Astro deal illegal gratification for Maxis plans, companies deny charges

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 03:58 PM PDT

(The Malaysian Insider) - Indian police have alleged that Astro's "highly inflated" purchase of shares in Sun Direct TV contributed RM351 million in illegal gratification to former Indian telecommunications minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi.

India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said the minister had denied telco company Aircel seven licences and other facilities, forcing its owner C. Sivasankaran to sell a 74 per cent stake to telecommunications giant Maxis.

However, The Star reported today that Maxis and Astro, both controlled by tycoon T. Ananda Krishnan (picture), sent a letter to the CBI denying the allegations.

Astro said it has had dealings with the satellite television broadcaster since 1996.

But it also said the purchase of a 20 per cent stake in Sun TV from Kalanithi was proposed in March 2005, just months before Maxis expressed its intention to acquire Aircel.

India's The Hindu reported today that the CBI accused Dayanidhi of "abusing his official position" after deliberately causing "undue delays and denials of legitimate requests of Dishnet DSL (Aircel)," paving the way for Maxis to acquire Aircel Televentures from Sivasankaran.

"Enquiry has also revealed that Mr Dayanidhi Maran and Mr Kalanithi Maran, apart from being brothers, also have business associations for long," the Indian newspaper quoted the CBI as saying.

The CBI said that after the "change of ownership to Maxis Communications... undue favours... were [done] for mala fide considerations."

"An illegal gratification of Rs549,96,01,793 was accepted as a quid pro quo through his brother Kalanithi Maran in the garb of share premium invested in Sun Direct TV by South Asia Entertainment Holdings (a fully-owned subsidiary of Astro All Asia Networks Plc.)," it added.

The CBI had filed the graft case against Ananda Krishnan, his trusted executive Ralph Marshall and the Marans on October 10 but both Astro and Maxis have denied the allegations.

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 03:54 PM PDT

(The Malaysian Insider) - News portal MalaysiaKini confirmed today it is in talks to sell content to Umno-linked newspaper The Malay Mail, with its founder defending the deal and saying it made good business sense.

The Malaysian Insider reported yesterday that the English tabloid is negotiating a deal with the 12-year-old news site to swap a stake in the newspaper for content.

MalaysiaKini editor Steven Gan denied today in a commentary on his website plans to own "a single share of Malay Mail or to surrender the ownership of Malaysiakini" but confirmed that talks are ongoing for "a simple content arrangement."

Gan was forced to defend the deal and talks with The Malay Mail after receiving flak from readers over suggestions that his company would be going into bed with a company controlled by Umno interests.

The Malay Mail, which first began in publishing in 1896, is now under the Redberry Media group, a subsidiary of listed Ancom Berhad spearheaded by Datuk Siew Ka Wei.

Redberry is controlled by Siew and his partner Mohamad Al-Amin Abdul Majid, who is known to be a confidant of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

The remaining shares in The Malay Mail are held by businessman Ibrahim Mohamad Nor who had originally bought the newspaper from the New Straits Times Press.

It became a free afternoon newspaper in May 2008 but recently announced plans to revert to being a paid daily.

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