Minister warns charity fronts not to betray benefactors’ trust
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar has reminded all agencies and charitable institutions in Malaysia...
State Islamic family law amendments to be tabled in 2026
SHAH ALAM, July 10 — Amendments to the Selangor Islamic Family Law Enactment 2003, to include provisions for people promoting marriages outside the state’s Islamic...
‘Every provision in syariah laws must be in line with Federal Constitution’
KOTA BHARU, March 21 — Every provision proposed and enacted at the Syariah Court legislation level must be in line with the Federal Constitution to avoid disputes...
Mais: Enactment amendments will empower Selangor’s Islamic administration
By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, March 8 — The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) has welcomed the amendments to the Administration of the Religion...
Kelantan assembly re-enacts all 16 Syariah provisions revoked by Federal Court
KOTA BHARU, March 6 — The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly which convened today passed a motion to re-enact all 16 provisions of Syariah offences that...
Syariah Prosecution Dept to be set up to strengthen syariah legal ecosystem
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 — The Malaysian Syariah Prosecution Department (JPSM) will be established to further strengthen the Syariah legal ecosystem in the country, said Deputy Minister in...
Don’t dawdle on clients’ cases for profit, Syariah lawyers told
By Nas Norziela Nasbah SHAH ALAM, Feb 8 —Syariah lawyers in the state are reminded not to deliberately delay their client’s case for the sake...
Parliament to discuss outcome of extraordinary islamic summit today
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The outcome of the Extraordinary Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia regarding the Palestinian-Israeli crisis will...
Ex-judges, lawyers roped in for Legal Aid Dept mediation process
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 23 — The services of former judges and lawyers are needed to be appointed to conduct the mediation process in the Legal Aid...
Tabung Haji strengthens governance based on maqasid syariah
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Since its inception, Tabung Haji (TH) has played a very important role as a Syariah-compliant savings and Haj management services institution...
Malaysia Book Of Records recognises MBSJ as first local authority for shariah-compliant financial management
By Zareef Muzammil SUBANG JAYA, June 20 — The Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) has become the first local authority to receive the Malaysia Book...
Court reserves judgment on man’s bid to challenge Syariah law on unnatural sex
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 14 — The Federal Court today reserved its judgment on a motion by a man to challenge the constitutionality of a provision under...