Kelantan govt plan to reintroduce 16 annulled provisions of Syariah criminal offences enactment

KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan state government will reintroduce 16 of the 18 provisions of the Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment (I) Kelantan 2019 that were annulled by the Federal Court last February for approval in the state legislature. Kelantan Islamic Development, Dakwah, Information and Regional Relations committee chairman Mohd Asri Mat Daud said the matter would … Read more

Syariah Court engagement will include Perikatan representatives, says Religious Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: An engagement process to empower syariah courts will include Perikatan Nasional members and the public, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. He said that the recently-begun engagement process seeks to get as many views as possible on the matter, adding that it comes after the … Read more