Day: September 22, 2024

KLUANG, A once-dilapidated bungalow has now become a tourist attraction, serving as the canvas for Zulkefli Dahlan to create dozens of three-dimensional (3D) and four-dimensional (4D) murals. The 46-year-old former cartoonist for a humour magazine said he never expected that an activity he pursued during the Movement Control Order four years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic would receive recognition from local authorities. He said that the once neglected bungalow is now known as Rumah Seni Kluang, featuring approximately eighty 3D and 4D murals, adding that Johor Tourism has designated it a must-visit location. “The first mural I created depicts

MELAKA, The Syariah High Court here today granted the bail bond application by the Melaka Islamic Religious Department (JAIM) for Al-Arqam founder Ashaari Muhammad’s three sons, who were arrested during Op Global in the state yesterday. Melaka Syariah High Court Judge Mohd Yunus Mohamad Zin ordered the three men, aged 38, 42, and 45, to pay bail of RM1,000 each, with one surety. The court made the ruling after allowing an application submitted by JAIM to complete the investigation under Section 63 of the Syariah Offences Enactment (Melaka) 1991 for insulting Islam. Under this section, offenders may face a fine

SEREMBAN, The Syariah Lower Court here today allowed the Negeri Sembilan Islamic Affairs Department (JHEAINS) ‘s application for a bail bond on the chairman and principal of a madrasah in Kuala Pilah suspected of being connected to GISB Holdings (GISBH). Judge Nurul Akmar Mohamad Hilmi granted the application to allow the JHEAINS enforcement division to complete the investigation against the suspects under Section 22 of the Control of Islamic Religious Schools Enactment (Negeri Sembilan) 1996 and Section 52 of the Syariah Criminal Enactment (Negeri Sembilan) 1992 (Amendment 2019). Nurul Akmar ordered each suspect, aged 58 and 51, to pay RM2,000

ALOR SETAR, – A prison inmate showed that being behind bars was no stumbling block in pursuing a tertiary education. The 34-year-old from the Alor Setar prison pursued a Master’s in Management from Universiti Utara Malaysia’s (UUM) Business Management School. His hard work paid off when the inmate successfully defended his thesis during a viva session held on Sept 18. A viva session is a university examination in which a student answers questions in speech rather than writing. UUM, in a statement, said the achievement proved that nothing was impossible for an inmate like him to achieve if he had

KUALA LUMPUR, A total of RM155,000 in educational assistance has been allocated by the Bank Rakyat Foundation (YBR) to help 16 schools and 500 students in the Sungai Buloh parliamentary constituency. Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk Seri R. Ramanan said that five secondary schools (SMK) in the Sungai Buloh area received RM50,000 for the Tuisyen Rakyat programme, while 11 primary schools (SK) received RM55,000 in aid, and 500 schoolchildren received school supplies worth RM50,000. ‘The first phase of the aid is being distributed in the Kota Damansara area, while the second phase will cover the Paya Jaras