Day: September 21, 2024

MELAKA, A total of 285 items related to the teachings of al-Arqam, a cult movement declared deviant by the National Fatwa Council in 1994, were discovered during raids on 19 premises linked to Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) in Melaka, today. State Education, Higher Education and Religious Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman said that among the items seized during the ‘Op Global’ operations, which began at 5 am and concluded at 5 pm, were 12 photographs of al-Arqam’s founder, Ashaari Muhammad, known among his followers as ‘Abuya’. ‘Also seized were 138 books related to al-Arqam,

MELAKA, A total of 285 items related to the teachings of al-Arqam, a cult movement declared deviant by the National Fatwa Council in 1994, were discovered during raids on 19 premises linked to Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) in Melaka, today. State Education, Higher Education and Religious Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman said that among the items seized during the ‘Op Global’ operations, which began at 5 am and concluded at 5 pm, were 12 photographs of al-Arqam’s founder, Ashaari Muhammad, known among his followers as ‘Abuya’. ‘Also seized were 138 books related to al-Arqam,

KUALA LUMPUR, Police arrested a foreign national suspected of attempting to abduct and sexually assault a nine-year-old girl in Seri Kembangan near here yesterday. Serdang police chief ACP A. A. Anbalagan said in the 11 pm incident, the girl was playing with several friends near her father’s workplace. He said the victim’s father later found out that his daughter was taken by a man and immediately lodged a police report. ‘A 35-year-old man was arrested shortly after to assist in the investigation,’ he said in a statement tonight. Anbalagan said checks revealed the suspect was in possession of pornographic material

KUALA LUMPUR, Police arrested a foreign national suspected of attempting to abduct and sexually assault a nine-year-old girl in Seri Kembangan near here yesterday. Serdang police chief ACP A. A. Anbalagan said in the 11 pm incident, the girl was playing with several friends near her father’s workplace. He said the victim’s father later found out that his daughter was taken by a man and immediately lodged a police report. ‘A 35-year-old man was arrested shortly after to assist in the investigation,’ he said in a statement tonight. Anbalagan said checks revealed the suspect was in possession of pornographic material

Manila: Some road sections and bridges in Benguet, Kalinga and Mt. Province have limited access due to the prevailing weather conditions, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Cordillera reported Saturday. In a road advisory, the following road sections/bridges are either recently punched-thru opened, one-lane passable as of 5 a.m. Saturday Benguet Kennon Road 1. K0237+529-K0237+680, Camp 6, Tuba – open to one-way traffic, limited to light vehicles only 2. K0223+020, Sitio Camp 2, Brgy. Twin Peaks, Tuba, Benguet – Closed to all types of vehicles due to roadslip Alternate route: -Marcos Highway -Asin-Nangalisan-San Pascual-La Union Boundary Road Itogon-Dalupirip Road