An Islamic transgender boarding school has been reopened in the city of Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java, it’s reported. The school, known locally as a Pesantren Waria, was the first of its kind in the country and first…
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OUTSPOKEN: A very wise old man a long time ago had told the story about a shoal of swordfish that had attacked Singapore. The ruler of the day ordered the people to line up by the shore and asked them to…
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Background Muis is currently monitoring the emerging concerns on commercial transactions in the form of multi-level marketing (hereupon MLM), specifically within the Singapore context. We have also received questions on the Islamic position on such transactions. Islamic Position on Multi-level…
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KAMPAR (PERAK): Anggota Parlimen (AP) Bukit Gelugor dan pemimpin pembangkang veteren DAP, Karpal Singh, meninggal dunia selepas terlibat dalam satu kemalangan trafik dekat Gua Tempurung, awal pagi tadi, Khamis. Encik Karpal, seorang peguam, dan pembantunya, C Michael, meninggal dunia di…
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He described Singapore as “sometimes inconsistent” with its own belief, saying that the country had often championed meritocracy but would settle for “mediocrity” in terms of what was taking place in neighbouring countries including Malaysia. “We the opposition are not totally against the…
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