Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email This is the same minister who sent a memorandum together with nine others to ex-PM Badawi in 2006 about the issue of conversions and conflict between civil/syariah court.
Asked if he still stood by the memorandum, he said: “To my mind, the memorandum was not at all provocative. As a matter of principle, I stand by it.”
– The Sun.
I’m not sure what this guy is trying to say now. That’s politics for you.
The people, regardless of race and belief, can be assured that their interests will always be the concern of the government, says Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the sensitivities of certain quarters would always be looked into and there was always the possibility of the people’s requests being fulfilled in line with the 1Malaysia concept.
“Many people find it hard to believe that freedom of religion works in Malaysia.
“Non-Muslim religious bodies in this country should never feel that their interests are given little attention by the government,” he said at the Penampang district-level Christmas celebration, near here, last night.
Dompok, who is also Penampang member of parliament, said the government had proven that it cared for all races and religions, especially in the recent cabinet’s approval of allowing Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination students to take two additional subjects of their choice next year.
This, he said, allowed the students to continue to improve their mother tongue if they chose an elective language subject, or to practise religious teachings, if they chose an elective religious subject.
“Many Christian organisations were elated with the announcement, even though it would not be accounted for in the overall examination result.
“But allowing Christian students to have the freedom to take up Bible Studies as an elective subject in a national examination is proof that the government understands the concerns of the Christians.
“This is the best Christmas gift for Christians in Malaysia this year,” he said. — Bernama.
I suppose the sane Malaysian will ask why this problem occurred in the first place, thus creating the need for the gift. But hey, who wants sane persons? 🙂
Enjoy your gift folks!
