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KUALA LUMPUR, Children living in charity homes associated with GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) face the risk of being declared ‘anak wait syubhah’ or children born from illegitimate intercourse if there is no valid acknowledgement of lineage from their parents. Syariah Lawyers Association of Malaysia (PGSM) president Musa Awang said that under the Syaria law, particularly the Islamic Family Law )Federal Territories) Act 1984, the recognition of a child’s lineage depends on the marital status of the mother and father. “If a father claims that someone is his son, he needs to present a valid marriage certificate. If there is

KUALA LUMPUR, A total of 3,154 new students have registered at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) for their fulltime bachelor’s degrees for the 2024/2025 academic session that begins today. UTM deputy vice-chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni) Prof Dr Ali Selamat said in a statement today that 2,977 students registered at the UTM Johor Bahru campus in Johor and 117 students at the UTM Kuala Lumpur campus. ‘The students will be taking their bachelor’s degree programmes at 12 faculties including the Artificial Intelligence Faculty (FAI),’ he said, adding that the Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying recorded the highest number of new

MELAKA, The Melaka Health Department has ordered the closure of the dining hall and cafeteria at Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) Terendak for 14 days, effective yesterday, following the discovery of rat droppings on the floor. State Health, Human Resources and Unity Committee chairman Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem said that the action was taken under the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Act 1988 and the Food Act 1983 for necessary cleaning and corrective measures, with both premises fined RM1,000. “In addition to hygiene concerns due to evidence of rat presence, the dining hall and cafeteria were closed because the refrigerator

TASEK GELUGOR, The Rural and Regional Development Ministry(KKDW) is helping rural entrepreneurs master digital marketing skills by providing various courses under its Rural Entrepreneur Digitalisation Programme. Its secretary-general, Datuk Muhd ??Khair Razman Mohamed Annuar said entrepreneurs needed these strategies and skills to impact their businesses effectively as digital marketing has become the norm. “KKDW has allocated RM1.7 million for the programme with a target of 1,200 entrepreneurs to digitalising their businesses this year. So, we call on all entrepreneurs to take this opportunity to improve their products. “A total of 3,249 rural entrepreneurs have been trained under this programme since

GEORGE TOWN, The Penang government plans to establish more ‘Streets of Harmony’ across the state to promote and strengthen unity among the people, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said there were currently four ‘Streets Of Harmony’ on the island. These ‘Streets of Harmony’ are where houses of worship for various religions are situated nearby. There are in the Kapitan Keling Mosque area in George Town, Seberang Jaya and Bukit Mertajam and the latest one is in Bayan Baru, which is opened today area. “We are also planning to have one in Ampang Jajar, Butterworth,’ he told reporters after