Malaysians are determined to proceed with their travel plans to Singapore for the Papal visit in September despite the detection of pox cases on the island republic. “No matter what, I will go. There’s no turning back,” said Angeline Lee from Kuala Lumpur. The 52-year-old told UCA News that she is not dropping her plans Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Malaysia’
Diversity can enable pluralistic progress
Thursday, June 20th, 2024
Cardinal Sebastian Francis says Malaysia’s diverse cultures and religions offer Catholics and people of faith a chance to create a pluralistic society where everyone progresses together. “It is the pluralism of cultures and ethnic groups that makes Malaysia a ‘miniature Asia’” the cardinal says. “The coexistence of different components allows the Catholic community to experience Read more
Malaysia slams door on foreign workers
Thursday, June 25th, 2020Malaysia will not allow foreign workers to take any new jobs in the country until the end of the year to help unemployed citizens find new work, the government has announced. “We are trying to reduce [the number of] foreign workers in the workforce besides giving priority to locals to secure jobs,” Human Resources Minister Read more
Malaysia sets example – abandons death penalty
Thursday, November 1st, 2018Malaysia has decided to abandon the death penalty. The Asian country’s decision is winning praise and adds further momentum to a growing global trend that human rights advocates hope will spell an end to state-sanctioned killing. Read more
Morals policing in Malaysia to be reduced
Monday, October 15th, 2018Malaysia’s morals policing is likely to be reduced. The new Malaysian government is taking tentative steps to curb abusive and obtrusive so-called moral policing some hard-line Islam followers favour. Read more
Public caning for Malaysian Muslim lesbians
Thursday, September 6th, 2018Two Malaysian Muslim lesbians received a public caning after being convicted under Islamic laws of attempting to have sexual relations. Lawyers and activists say the women, aged 22 and 32, were seated on stools facing the judges and given six strokes from a light rattan cane on their backs by female prison officers. More than Read more
Scholar says term ‘Allah’ predates Islam
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014An Indonesian scholar says Muslims who believe the term “Allah” is exclusive to Islam are “confused”. Ulil Abshar Abdalla said the word predates Islam and is a general Arabic term used to refer to God. Malaysia has declared the word “Allah” should only be used by Muslims, exclusively. Ulil was denied entry into Malaysia earlier Read more
Malaysia court upholds “Allah” ban for Catholic newspaper
Friday, June 27th, 2014Malaysia’s highest court has ruled that a Catholic newspaper may not use the word “Allah” to refer to God. The ruling upheld a lower court decision that banned The Herald from using then word, on the grounds that it would cause confusion in the community. The Herald editor Fr Lawrence Andrew, SJ, explained that “Allah” Read more
Malaysia court reserves decision on use of ‘Allah’ by Catholics
Friday, March 7th, 2014
Malaysia’s highest court has reserved its decision on whether to hear the Catholic Church’s appeal to be able to use the word “Allah”. Hundreds of Muslims demonstrated outside the court shouting “Allahu Akbar” or “God is great”. They also held banners that read: “Want to use ‘Allah’, join Islam. Don’t be ill-mannered”. They dispersed after Read more
UN official says Malaysia should reverse “Allah” ban
Tuesday, November 26th, 2013
Malaysia should reverse a ban on a Christian newspaper using the word “Allah” to refer to God, Reuters quoted a UN official as saying on Monday about a decision that fanned religious tension in the mainly Muslim country. Malaysia’s second highest court ruled in October that the Catholic newspaper, the Herald, could not use the Read more