Baru: Court of Appeal's decision shows that Malaysia is a secular, not Islamic state

KUCHING, Jan 23, 2015: Sarawak PKR chairman Baru Bian stressed that a judgment of the Court of Appeal  (CoA) on the Negri Sembilan Syariah case shows that Malaysia is a secular and not Islamic state as what  some Malayan politicians and various Islamic authorities have been claiming all this while.

"After a disappointing decision from the Federal Court in the appeal by the Catholic Church on the ‘Allah’ matter, the judgment from the CoA comprising Justices  Mohd Hishamudin Yunus,  Aziah Ali and Lim Yee Lan on the Negri Sembilan Syariah case gives us reason to be hopeful," he said today.

Baru Bian

Adelaide University to examine request to rename Taib Mahmud Court

Adelaide University distances itself from Sarawak Governor Taib Mahmud – Estates Committee will examine request to rename the Taib Mahmud Court on the Adelaide campus

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA, Jan 23, 2015: The University of Adelaide’s Estates Committee will examine a request by civil society groups for the University to rename the Taib Mahmud Court on its campus.

This was announced today by the University’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Warren Bebbington, in a letter to the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF).