Day: July 9, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will carry on providing services as usual even though police stations in the country have been instructed to close their gates after 10 pm. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the public could lodge complaints and reports as usual, and that the instruction to all police stations will be implemented after the standard operating procedure (SOP) regarding the matter has been presented to Bukit Aman Management Department director Datuk Seri Azmi Kassim. “As stressed by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, we should balance the role of the police station

KANGAR, For the first time, the Ministry of Education (MOE) organised the national-level Daurah Hadis 40 Imam Nawawi 2024 programme, aiming to uphold Hadis teachings, enhance appreciation among teachers, and provide Muslim students with a reference for cultivating virtuous character. The three-day programme, which began today, is being held in collaboration with various parties, including the Perlis State Mufti Department, the Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council, the Perlis State Islamic Religious Affairs Department and the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the programme aims to foster discussions and enhance the implementation of the Imam

KUCHING, Sarawak’s plan to improve its health facilities will not only benefit its people but will also lessen the burden of people in Sabah and neighbouring countries to seek medical treatment, said Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said Sarawak’s health facilities will be further improved over the next five years following plans to expand its hospital bed capacity, as well as investments from two foreign groups. He said the state-owned Normah Medical Centre would have an additional 300 beds through its expansion plan, while a Singapore-based company had committed to building another private hospital with about

KUALA LUMPUR, The International Union of Muslim Scholars president Prof Dr Sheikh Ali Muhyiddin Al-Qaradaghi has stressed that a zakat institution should be transparently managed to solve poverty issue among Muslims in a country. Sheikh Ali Muhyiddin said global zakat collections are estimated to reach US$4 billion annually, which should be sufficient to eradicate poverty within at least 10 years. ‘But with such huge funds, why couldn’t we solve the poverty issue? I can draw two conclusions: zakat collection and distribution are not being done properly,’ he said during his visit to the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) headquarters