May
31
2007
Federal Court dismiss Lina Joy's appeal
By : A. Hafiz Yatim and Rita Jong
LINA Joy has lost her long battle to have her religious status adjudicated by the country’s civil laws.
A three-judge Federal Court panel ruled by a 2-1 majority that only the syariah court
has the power to determine whether a person is still a Muslim based on Islamic law.
It said Lina, born Azlina Jailani, should obtain a syariah court order confirming her
apostasy before the NRD could remove the word “Islam” from her identity card…
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May
31
2007
600 athletes to take part in Gurdwara Cup meet
KUALA LUMPUR: The 56th Edition of the Gurdwara Cup will showcase hockey, badminton, netball and football at the Kelab Aman Grounds in Kuala Lumpur from today till Sunday.
"We will be hosting about 600 athletes from our state affiliates and Singapore for this edition. And there are also plans to include Putrajaya, Telekom and Tenaga Nasional as our affiliates next, to have a bigger pool of participants," said Malaysia Singapore Sikhs Sports Council president Sohan Singh Randhawa.
"In the junior category of football and hockey, we received entries from six teams each, and although it was encouraging, next year we will make it compulsory for all our affiliates to send junior teams to the Gurdwara Cup."
"We are concerned with the lack of Sikh athletes in the national teams these days, and that is why our state affiliates will have to work harder to form teams for the next edition," said Sohan.
There will also be food stalls selling Punjabi delicacies during the games.
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May
31
2007
Federal Court rejects Lina's appeal in a majority decision
By CHELSEA L.Y. NG and RAPHAEL WONG
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court, in a majority decision, has rejected Lina Joy's appeal to compel the National Registration Department (NRD) to remove the word Islam from her identity card.
The 42-year-old will now have to either subject herself to the jurisdiction of the Syariah Court on whether she is an apostate or seek a review of the Federal Court decision.
Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim ruled that the NRD had reasonably imposed a condition requiring Lina to obtain a certificate of
apostasy from the Syariah Court before it proceeds to make the deletion.
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