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JOHOR BAHRU, The Johor Islamic Religious Department (JAINJ) is investigating whether members of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) are practicing Aurad Muhammadiyah teachings, associated with the Al-Arqam group, which was declared illegal in 1994. State Islamic Affairs Committee chairman Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid, said the investigation follows the discovery of photographs of the group’s former leader and related books during Op Global, conducted last week in five districts. “We found both old and new books raising concerns about their connection to these teachings. ‘Some images appeared to worship or still revere their former leader, which is alarming,” he told a

KUCHING, Patience and perseverance. These are the two attributes Mohd Zulkiffli Mazeri learnt being the eldest of seven siblings. And it’s also thanks to these two attributes that he managed to overcome the tragic road accident that left him partially paralysed in 2014. He was only 19 then. That and the support of his family ensured he did not continue to feel sorry for himself for long as he realised that he had to come to terms with his condition. Little did he know too that when his family sent him to a rehabilitation centre in Melaka in 2016, it

KUALA LUMPUR, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has consented to the appointment of former Deputy Prime Minister Tun Musa Hitam as the Chancellor (Menteri Darjah) of the Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia federal award. The Prime Minister’s Office in a statement announced that Musa’s appointment is for a three-year term, starting from Sept 13, 2024, to Sept 12, 2027. ‘This appointment is in line with the requirements stated in the Statutes of the Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia, ensuring the smooth signing of instruments for the conferment of Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia under Federal

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KUCHING, The people of Sarawak, especially those in rural areas, were given the opportunity to access various services directly provided by agencies under the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) during the Kembara KASIH KPWKM 2024 (Kembara KASIH) programme from Sept 14 to 21. Spanning eight districts and covering a journey of 1,456 kilometres, the programme started in southern Sarawak in Kuching and continued to Sibu, Kapit, Bintulu, Sibuti, Miri, Limbang before concluding in Lawas in the north. The programme benefited approximately 12,000 people who visited the agency counters at each stop. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri hailed the