KUALA LUMPUR: After more than a decade, the High Court has ruled that Christians in the country are allowed to use the word “Allah” and three other words of Arabic origin in their religious publication for educational purposes.
This follows a decision by Justice Nor Bee Ariffin, now a Court of Appeal judge, who allowed a judicial review by a Christian woman, Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill, to practise her constitutional rights of practising her religion.
The other three words in question are Baitullah, Kaabah and solat.The legal action by Jill Ireland had taken root some 13 years ago in 2008 when eight CDs she had brought in from Indonesia were confiscated by Customs officers at an airport in Sepang as they contained the word “Allah”.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Police announced today that non-Malays without a credit in Bahasa Malaysia in the SPM examinations will be accepted into the force in a special police constable intake that will begin next week.
Federal police administration department director Commissioner Datuk Ramli Din said the move to relax the requirement of a credit in Bahasa Malaysia was to encourage non-bumiputeras to join the police force.
However, he said apart from fulfilling physical and health conditions, those who are accepted for the constable (YA1) recruitment will be required to obtain a credit for the SPM Bahasa Malaysia papers within six years of joining the police force.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today ruled that Christians nationwide can use the word “Allah” and three other Arabic words in their religious publ.