NST Online: Topnews

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 07:08 PM PDT

KUCHING: Temenggong Kanang Langkau, 67, the last surviving holder of the Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (SP), received the prestigious Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang which carries the title "Datuk" from Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng in conjunction with his 90th birthday yesterday.

Temenggong (Paramount Chief) Kanang is a famous Malaysian hero and soldier from the Iban Dayak community in Sarawak.

He was in the Royal Ranger Regiment and Regimental Sergeant Major of 8 Renjer (8th Rangers) of the Malaysian army.

He was awarded the Panglima Gagah Berani and Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa medals by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ahmad Shah on June 3, 1981.

"This is indeed an honour for lower-ranked soldiers like me. This is not an award for me alone but for people like me who have sacrificed for the nation," he said when met at the Dewan Lapau Kompleks Dewan Undangan Negeri.

Kanang, who led Unit Combat Intelligence Platoon of the 8th Battalion Royal Rangers to track down communists, was shot three times during the battle with communists on Feb 19, 1980 but survived the ordeal. His battalion killed five communists.

Sarawak state assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar headed the list of 909 other recipients during the awards ceremony.

Asfia received the Datuk Amar Bintang Kenyalang award which carries the title "Datuk Amar" while Muara Tuang state assemblyman Datuk Mohamad Ali Mahmud was the sole recipient of the Panglima Negara Bintang Sarawak, which carries the title "Datuk Seri".

Head of the Brunei History Centre Pehin Jawatan Dalam Seri Maharaja Datuk Seri Utama Dr Awang Mohd Jamil Al-Sufri was conferred an honorary PNBS, which carries the title Datuk Seri.

Minister in the Chief Minister's Department Datin Fatimah Abdullah heads nine recipients of the Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang (PGBK), which carries the title Datuk.

Others in the list were Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department Naroden Majais, Public Utilities Assistant Minister Sylvester Entri, Housing and Urban Development Assistant Minister Abdul Wahab Aziz, Tourism and Heritage Assistant Minister Mong Dagang, Sarawak Rivers Board chairman Roland Sagah Wee Inn, army chief of staff Maj-Gen Datuk Mazelan Kasap and 9th Infantry Brigade commanding officer Brig-Gen Stephen Mundaw.

Two recipients of the Darjah Jasa Bakti Sarawak (DJBS) were federal finance officer Jabidah Monseri and state Syariah Courts chief judge Mohamed Ali Mohamed Sheriff. The award carries the title "Datu".

Among the 13 recipients of the Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak (PSBS), which carries the title "Dato", were High Court Judicial Commissioner Rhodzariah Bujang, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak rector Prof Dr Jamil Hamali and Inland Revenue Board deputy director-general (tax operations) Mohammad Sait Ahmad.

Hitachi GST Sarawak managing director Seyed Ali Dabier Moghaddam received an honorary PSBS. -- Bernama

No to hudud: Element of Islamic laws already in place in Malaysia

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 06:52 PM PDT

2011/09/25
By M. Husairy Othman, P. Chandra Sagaran and S. Ista Kyra
nsunt@nst.com.my

KAMPAR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday gave an undertaking that the government will not implement hudud in the country, but said this did not mean Islamic law was not being practised.

He said although hudud was accepted as "God's laws", its implementation must be centred on the surroundings and reality.

"If we ask Muslim scholars, Islamic laws cannot be implemented without taking into account the surroundings and reality," he said after launching the 1Malaysia carnival in Tanjung Tualang near here.

He said based on the principle of syariah maqasid, religion, life, morals and property must be protected and the existing laws provided for all these. "There are elements of hudud in the system." Najib said the statement by Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat that Pas would not back down from plans to institute an Islamic state was purely tactical. "Pas has come under fire because of the irresponsible statement made by its deputy president Mohamad Sabu on the Bukit Kepong incident. It has caused much anger among the people, especially Malays.

"They created the hudud issue so that Mat Sabu will be forgotten and at the same time, portray themselves as a party fighting for hudud to win the hearts of the Malays," he said.

On the worsening feud between Pas and DAP, he said this was expected as both parties had different ideolog ies.

"Their differing stand on hudud cannot be hidden any more and I hope the people are aware of this. You simply cannot rely on a coalition that has differing principles and ideologies." On the budget to be tabled next month, Najib said it would focus on creating confidence among consumers to strengthen the domestic economy.

"This is crucial as we have to rely on domestic demand in view of the weak and erratic external market.

Najib was in Perak yesterday for a one-day turun padang prog ramme.

At Taman Song Choon in Ipoh earlier, thousands lined the streets, hoping to snap photographs of the prime minister.

Najib was touched by the overwhelming support.

"I hope this is a good reflection of support for Barisan Nasional among the constituents of Sungai Rapat," he said in his speech during a Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration with Taman Song Choon residents.

With him were his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir and his wife, Datin Seri Saripah Zulkifli.

Later, in Mambang Di Awan, families, friends and neighbours crammed together into a school hall to be with Najib.

Residents there, who make up the countr y's largest Chinese new village population, also had a chance to witness and participate in a candid interview with Najib.

The people were eager to know how Najib spent quality time with his f amily.

"I like to spend my Sundays having lunch with my family to catch up. In my free time, I like to relax, watch television, read motivational and inspirational books or simply have a chat with my wife," he told the crowd.

Before leaving for the next location, Najib promised to help solve the residents' flood woes by announcing a RM1.5 million allocation to upgrade the drainage system in the area.

He also gave RM5 million for the development of the Orang Asli community in Gopeng, RM2.1 million for the development of the Sungai Rokam religious school, RM2.2 million for the construction of Masjid Al- Hidayah in Pengkalan Pegoh Seberang and RM800,000 to develop a children's teaching centre.

Kredit: www.nst.com.my

Ahad, 25 September 2011

NST Online: Topnews

NST Online: Topnews

0 ulasan:

Catat Ulasan