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Tengku Permaisuri S’gor proclaimed UIS chancellor BANGI: The Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin has been proclaimed as the first chancellor of Universiti Islam Selangor (UIS). policy, Bernama reported. “However, I am of the view that, given the many religious schools established by the Selangor Islamic Religious

On May 10, Selangor Islamic Religious Department director Datuk Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad announced via Facebook that the Selangor government and Lembaga Zakat Selangor would no longer sponsor undergraduate studies in the Middle East starting this year. Sultan Sharafuddin said the state government is now focusing its sponsorships on students at local Islamic universities such as UIS, as it believes these institutions are equally capable of providing high-quality education. He added that he is aware that some parties, including many parents, disagree with the new

“Only then will the Fatwa Committee meeting be held, based on Section 48(2) of the Selangor Islamic Religious Administration Enactment 2003.” It said every study is presented during the Fatwa Committee meeting with scholarly value and includes two way discussions between researchers and committee members. The sighah (wording) of the fatwa will then be reviewed and harmonised during the Technical Committee for the Harmonisation of Fatwa Meeting. “This sighah will be submitted to the Selangor Islamic Religious Council members’ meeting to carefully evaluate the proposed fatwa and make a recommendation to the Sultan of Selangor for gazettement. “If the Sultan of Selangor consents to the gazettement of the fatwa , only then will it be submitted to the State Executive Council meeting.” The post said the legal advisor’s chamber would then review it before it is published in the Selangor government gazette. – Bernama

Council and the Selangor Islamic Religious Department, which have shown strong academic performance and produced excellent students, it is only fitting that these outstanding students continue their studies at UIS.” Sultan Sharafuddin also officially proclaimed UIS as a full fledged university and named the university’s convention centre as Dewan Sultan Idris Shah. The Tengku Permaisuri also presented scrolls to 50 postgraduates.

The Letter of Appointment was officially conferred by the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah during the university’s 27th Proclamation and Convocation Ceremony held in Kajang yesterday. In his address, Sultan Sharafuddin reminded students sponsored by the Selangor government and Lembaga Zakat Selangor to first learn and master Arabic at local Islamic universities before pursuing studies in Middle Eastern institutions.

SHAH ALAM: The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah said every fatwa issued in the state goes through a structured and thorough process. The Sultan also decreed that this diligence involved taking into account views from various parties, particularly from the state Fatwa Committee and syariah law experts. A post on the Selangor Royal Office Facebook page said each ruling must go through a process of complete data collection, comprehensive information gathering and a precise understanding of the issue before it is discussed. A Muzakarah Pakar (expert discussion) is then held to thoroughly deliberate on the matter, attended by religious scholars, academics and relevant stakeholders as well as officers from authorised bodies. “If no firm resolution is reached, a Bahthul Masail (discussion of issues) will be convened. This is a more focused and smaller-scale discussion aimed at resolving complex matters in greater detail and depth.

BUILDING SOLIDARITY ... Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim interacting with Orang Asli dancers at the opening of the national-level Unity Week celebration 2025 in Batu Kawan yesterday. – BERNAMAPIC

Swearing in on July 28 for judicial appointees

‘Organiser failed to comply with syariah -related conditions’

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married couples. It emphasised that these recommendations did not constitute blanket approval for the entire programme. The department said the organisers failed to resubmit the complete programme module for review after the panel’s guidance, effectively bypassing the vetting process. “Had the organisers complied with the conditions set in 2022, the recent incident alleged to have occurred during the eHati programme at IDCC Shah Alam would not have happened.” The director also said the Selangor Islamic Religious Council is currently revising its guidelines on religious and spiritual programmes to ensure stricter compliance and clarity moving forward. Meanwhile, police have also launched an inquiry paper to identify any possible criminal offences under the Penal Code related to the programme. On July 13, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said statements would be taken to verify allegations, including claims that certain types of water used during the session caused hallucinations. The programme’s founders Diyana Tahir and Rahim Shukor have been remanded for three days for investigation, along with four others who attended the eHati Love Intensive event, and allegedly removed their clothes during the session.

PETALING Spiritual intimacy and marital programme organiser eHati International Sdn Bhd had failed to fully comply with the syariah -related conditions issued during a previous clarification session in 2022, said Selangor Islamic Religious Department director Datuk Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad. He said in a statement yesterday that the department had denied giving formal approval for the eHati programme. “A clarification panel appointed by the department obtained an explanation from the organisers of the eHati programme following a complaint received from a participant. “The complainant at the time alleged that activities contradicting syariah law had taken place during the programme.” The organisers were shown to have used a video demonstrating female “self-pleasure” as a method to strengthen marital intimacy. The panel advised that such content must be removed, and any future programmes must strictly comply with syariah principles. The department also recommended that a disclaimer be included stating that the video content was meant solely for JAYA:

The plan was developed in collaboration with Universiti Utara Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Mara. The Tunas Madani Programme was designed with the specific objective of building the capacity of Bumiputera graduates to transition from being job seekers to opportunity creators through entrepreneurship. Penang Bumiputera Development Council chairman Tan Sri Khalid Ramli said the target is to enable at least 100 graduates to participate in the first phase of Tunas Madani, with 80% of participants successfully establishing active businesses within 12 months. “The housing project involves the construction of three housing projects with a total of 3,231 residential units in Permatang Pauh, with a total development cost of RM1 billion.” He said the initiative aims to open up opportunities for the Penang Bumiputera community to own affordable homes equipped with basic amenities and a conducive environment.

Appointment process went through all necessary stages, including JAC assessment, discussions with Malay Rulers and King’s consent, says PM

PERMATANG PAUH: Eight newly appointed Court of Appeal judges and 14 High Court judges are scheduled to be sworn in on July 28, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the appointment process had gone through all the necessary stages, including assessment by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), discussions with the Malay Rulers and the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. “Many have asked me why it was not announced earlier. I cannot answer arbitrarily because the process of appointing judges involves the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. “It needs to go through discussions with the Rulers and after it is agreed, it will then be brought back to the Agong for consent,” he said, when launching the Bumiputera

Master Plan, Tunas Madani and JKP Sdn Bhd Housing Project here yesterday. He said no judges were removed or dismissed as some parties had portrayed, Bernama reported. At the event organised by the Penang Bumiputera Development Council, Anwar launched the Penang Bumiputera Development Master Plan 2026-2035, the Tunas Madani Programme and the JKP Sdn Bhd Housing Project as initiatives to assist the Bumiputera community in Penang. The launch of the Penang Bumiputera Development Master Plan 2026-2035 will be the main strategic guide in driving the development of the Bumiputera community in Penang continuously, inclusively and sustainably over a 10-year period, based on the Rukun Madani.