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- Terengganu invents furnace for efficient Quran disposal
- Nizar: A bigger tsunami taking shape in Umno
- FOC briyani for ‘LGBTs’
- PAS: Don’t delay hudud
- More urging Dong Zong duo to cancel rally for sake of Chinese education
- Ismail Embong among three named Tokoh M’sia
| Terengganu invents furnace for efficient Quran disposal Posted: 16 Sep 2012 06:02 PM PDT
(Bernama) - The Terengganu Islamic Affairs Department (JHEAT) has devised a furnace to dispose of copies of the Quran using a more efficient burning system. JHEAT Research Division principal assistant director, Mohamad Noor Mohd said the furnace would facilitate the disposal process, reduce burning time and was more environment-friendly. "Previously, disposal was a long process because several steps were involved such as separating the paper, shredding, burning and then dumping the ashes into the sea. "With this new furnace, shredding and burning will go on simultaneously," he told Bernama. He said the furnace was invented by 10 department staff who took nine months to design it, while its production took another four months to complete. Head of the invention team, Wan Zainuddin Wan Mansor said their main challenge was complying with syariah requirements and not violating Department of Environment (DOE) regulations. "The DOE does not allow burning so as to preserve the environment, but use of this furnace is approved as it does not affect our environment," he said. Eleven Quran will produce about one kilogramme of ash and the furnace will be able to carry out unlimited amount of burning. The furnace, costing RM7,000 to produce, won third place in an Innovative and Creative Invention competition among the state government departments and agencies recently.
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| Nizar: A bigger tsunami taking shape in Umno Posted: 16 Sep 2012 03:34 PM PDT The PAS leader claims that Mahathir, Tengku Razaleigh and Muhyiddin are baying for Najib's blood as they fear his continued leadership will disintegrate Umno and BN. Humayun Kabir, FMT TAIPING: PAS claims that Umno is facing a greater political tsunami within the party than what it experienced during 2008. Perak PAS deputy chief Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin told FMT that the 2008 political turmoil within Umno was on a low-key level but now it had become more vicious. In 2008, politicking within Umno led by former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad resulted in the then prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi being forced to resign. There were also allegations that frustrated Umno members who were not selected as candidates in the general election had sabotaged Umno by supporting the opposition. "It is a no holds barred struggle as speculation is that the three Umno leaders – Mahathir (Mohamad), Tengku Razaleigh (Hamzah) and (Deputy Premier) Muhyiddin (Yassin) are (competing among themselves in) trying to replace Najib as Umno president before the coming general election," said Nizar. He said the three Umno leaders feared that the party might disintegrate and BN would lose the coming general election if Najib continued to lead. To back his argument, Nizar said it was reported that posters calling for Muhyiddin to replace Najib had been widely circulating in Johor. He said it was also reported that Mahathir was ready to resume his former premier post if requested to do so. The vocal PAS leader also did not rule out the possibility of Razaleigh's movement Amanah Rakyat replacing the present Umno. Nizar predicted that it would be an "all out dirty political war" within Umno as members fight for personal gains rather than ensuring that BN wins in the coming general election. Anger in Perak Umno Speaking at a ceramah in Perak last week, Nizar said Umno was also facing a political dilemma at the state level. "I was told that Najib has demanded that 90% of the Umno candidates in Perak must be new faces, professionals, having educational backgrounds and not necessarily committee Umno members to be winnable candidates in the coming general election. "An Umno division deputy chief told me that most members are frustrated. So they are just waiting for the date when Najib will declare the dissolution of Parliament and many from Perak will quit and join Tengku's Amanah. "Ku Li had come to Perak in April and he gained some momentum (in recruiting members for Amanah). So within Umno there is another Umno," he pointed out. The PAS leader also revealed that there was intense infighting within Perak Umno over several seats. Nizar, whose left arm was in a sling, told the crowd that on Thursday evening, he was plucking coconuts in his house compound, when a coconut fell and injured his left shoulder. During his speech, Nizar also showed slides and video recordings on the alleged wrongdoings of Umno members. He also showed the controversial YouTube video clip of Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor dancing on the first day of Hari Raya celebrations at their official residency in Putrajaya.
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| Posted: 16 Sep 2012 02:25 PM PDT
Looking good for food: Herukh (second from right) giving away free briyani to (from left) Pang, Loh and Jerome Kugan at Fierce Curry House in Bangsar Utama. (The Star) - A briyani shop here poked fun at the purported guidelines to spot gays and lesbians for schoolchildren by giving away free meals to men wearing tight-fitting V-neck T-shirts and carrying sling bags. What started off as a pub conversation quickly set siblings and owners Herukh and Kubhaer T. Jeswant of the Fierce Curry House in Bangsar Utama to add some fun to their business and celebrate the diversity of their patrons. "When the guidelines came out, we thought it was ridiculous. "But instead of joining in the fray to condemn it, we thought it would be an interesting concept to give out free briyani meals to the first 15 men who walk in with a V-neck and a man-bag," said Herukh, who publicised his offer on Facebook. By midday yesterday, the brothers had to extend their promotion to another 10 customers after receiving a roaring response. Kubhaer said even women walked in with V-neck T-shirts and man-bags but they were disappointed because the offer was only for men. "If only the guidelines were easier to identify," he said, bursting with laughter when The Star met them yesterday. Yayasan Guru Malaysia Bhd and the Putrajaya Consultative Council of Parents and Teachers Associations, who organised a parenting seminar in Penang, had distributed the alleged guidelines to participants on Thursday. Among others, the guidelines said tendencies of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenderers (LGBT) can be spotted among boys wearing tight-fitting V-neck T-shirts and carrying large sling bags, and girls who enjoy the company of their own gender. The Education Ministry has since denied it had endorsed the guidelines although it views cases of social ills in the community seriously. Actor and events manager Alfred Loh who enjoyed his free briyani said it was a great way to raise awareness, not particularly for any rights groups but on current issues. "As a completely heterosexual man, it is also a wonderful way to discover a new fashion sense," he said, beaming in his red V-neck and a borrowed black man-bag. Gay rights activist Pang Khee Teik said that he was happy with the public outcry over the absurdity of the guidelines. "I'm glad that Fierce Curry House acknowledges that education, like food, must be made available to everyone," he said.
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| Posted: 16 Sep 2012 02:20 PM PDT
(The Star) - Implementation of hudud should not be delayed because enforcing it is an obligation and not an option, said PAS spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat. "Hudud is part of the syariah legislation that is compulsory in Islam. "To me, there is neither legal basis nor necessity based on logic to delay its enforcement. "(And) nowhere in the world, whether in the democratic or communist systems, are laws implemented only after making the rakyat understand and accept them,'' he said on his blog. The recent statement by the Kelantan Mentri Besar is an apparent rebuttal against calls by certain political parties that hudud could only be implemented only after creating public awareness and gaining their acceptance. PAS leaders have stepped up their calls to implement hudud with president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang recently creating a stir by saying that the party would not forgo its plans to implement hudud. Even his deputy president Mohamad Sabu had said that they would implement it if they had two-thirds majority support in Parliament to amend the Constitution. PAS deputy Mursyidul Am Datuk Dr Harun Din and Perak deputy Youth chief Dr Raja Ahmad Al Hiss had also backed Hadi. However, the polemics over hudud had prompted the Erdogans in PAS to call for an end to free airing of views on hudud in the public sphere. PAS central committee member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad had said that the issue would hamper the party's performance at the coming general election. Nik Aziz said all other laws in Malaysia had been implemented without first seeking public acceptance. He added that while the Syariah Criminal Code Enactment (that includes hudud) was passed in Kelantan 19 years ago, it could not be enforced because of objection from the Federal Government. "This includes a warning through an official letter sent by then prime minister (Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad) that has yet to be retracted,'' he said. Using the analogy that fishermen could enjoy better catch when riding on high waves, Nik Aziz implied that Muslims should decide in the interest of religious obligation even when the tide was against them.
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| More urging Dong Zong duo to cancel rally for sake of Chinese education Posted: 16 Sep 2012 02:16 PM PDT
(The Star) - AN increasing number of the board of directors of Chinese schools have come forward to urge the United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) chairman Yap Sin Tian and his deputy Chow Siew Hon to call off the 926 rally demanding the resignation of Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong. They said the rally would harm the development of Chinese education, Nanyang Siang Pau and China Press reported. Nanyang reported that on Saturday, representatives of the board members from 40 Chinese primary schools in Malacca urged the two to set aside their personal grievances and not to politicise the Chinese education problems. On Sept 8, over 110 representatives from Pahang Chinese primary schools' board of directors as well as their parent-teacher associations slammed Yap and Chow for misusing the organisation's resources to call for a rally for their personal agenda. A day later, a group of parents from SJK Jinjang Utara wanted the school's former board chairman Yap Sin Tian to "leave the school alone" for the sake of its students. Yap and Chow, who was SJK Jinjang Utara's deputy chairman, had also submitted a list of nine names for the school board to the Education Department last year instead of the required 15. Earlier this year, another group submitted a complete list which was accepted by the state Education Department. Yap had accused the Education Ministry of trying to grab power from the school board by not accepting his list of names and has initiated a rally on Sept 26 calling for Dr Wee's resignation. Datuk Chin Kon Tow, the board chairman of SRJK (C) Masjid Tanah in Malacca, said the school would not attend the 926 rally, and urged other primary schools in the state not to attend as well. He said Dr Wee had worked hard to solve the Chinese education problems, so there was no reason to call for his resignation. "Will it solve the problems (in Chinese schools) once and for all just by asking the Deputy Education Minister to resign?" Chin asked. Chin said Yap and Chow should return to talks with the relevant authorities to find solutions for the development of Chinese education.
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| Ismail Embong among three named Tokoh M’sia Posted: 16 Sep 2012 02:11 PM PDT
(The Star) - Three Malaysians have been honoured with the Tokoh Hari Malaysia award during the Malaysia Day celebration here. Tan Sri Harris Salleh from Sabah, Tan Sri Hamdan Sirat from Sarawak and Ismail Embong from Terengganu were honoured for their services and contributions to their states and the country. Hamdan is a former state commissioner of police, former acting governor and former state public service commission chief. Ismail is a prolific national artist whose works include a mural of Malaysia's history and a life-sized painting called Tujuh Negarawan that features the seven past and present Umno presidents. Harris was Sabah's chief minister from 1976 to 1985. The trio received their awards from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak here yesterday. Najib also presented awards to two national Paralympic athletes who won the silver and bronze medals in London recently. The duo are Hasihin Sanawi, who won the silver in the men's archery, and Mohd Ziyad Zolkefli, who captured the bronze in the men's shot putt at the Paralympic Games in the F20 category. Najib also presented the Malaysia Book of Records certificates to the organisers of Dikir Barat and Twitter Merdeka. Dikir Barat entered the Malaysia Book of Records after it managed to gather 8,500 participants. The other two certificates were given for the largest gathering of Twitter users (10,128) and most tweets within an hour (3,611,323) during the Merdeka Day event at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Aug 31.
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