Siling mahkamah syariah JB pula runtuh

04-06-2007 06:21:11 PM

JOHOR BARU: Sembilan keping siling dan beberapa lampu di Unit Pentadbiran Mahkamah Rendah Syariah, Kompleks Mahkamah Syariah Johor Baru di sini didapati runtuh pagi ini.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kerja Raya Johor Datuk Baderi Dusuki berkata siling di unit yang terletak di tingkat lima bangunan tujuh tingkat itu disedari runtuh oleh seorang kakitangan unit tersebut pada kira-kira pukul 8 pagi tadi ketika hendak memulakan tugas.

"Kejadian ini tidak begitu serius dan tiada sesiapa di dalam bilik pejabat ini ketika kejadian berlaku kerana dipercayai ia berlaku pada hari cuti sama ada semalam atau Sabtu.

"Kesemua siling dan lampu itu sudah selesai dipasang semula oleh kontraktor yang terlibat kira-kira pukul 11 pagi tadi dan bilik itu disahkan selamat untuk digunakan," katanya kepada pemberita selepas meninjau tempat kejadian bersama Setiausaha Kerajaan Johor, Datuk Abdul Latif Yusof.

Baderi berkata, angin yang memasuki bilik itu ekoran tingkap yang tidak ditutup selepas waktu pejabat dipercayai menanggalkan siling dan lampu berkenaan, bagaimanapun siasatan terperinci akan dilakukan.

Katanya, ekoran kejadian itu, semua kakitangan kompleks berkenaan dinasihati supaya sentiasa memastikan tingkap ditutup untuk mengelakkan kejadian itu berulang.

Kompleks Mahkamah Syariah yang berhadapan Pantai Lido itu siap dibina pada September tahun lepas dengan kos RM27 juta dan mula beroperasi pada awal Januari lepas. BERNAMA

Nasharuddin and Co secure second mandate

Andrew Ong Jun 3, 07 1:55pm Adjust font size:

Young progressive PAS leaders have fended a strong bid by party conservatives to make a comeback in the party leadership. Nasharuddin Mat Isa was reelected as PAS deputy president after a keen contest mounted by the party' second most senior religious scholar and conservative, Harun Taib. The incumbent scored convincing 574 to 367 votes to win against the first-time candidate for the post. Harun was widely believed to be capable of toppling Nasharuddin, after a good run by candidates with religious scholar backgrounds in the Youth, Women's and divisional elections. Additionally, there were also rumblings among party faithfuls that Nasharuddin tried to make changes within the party too fast, causing discomfort among party conservatives. Along with Nasharuddin, Husam Musa and Mohamad Sabu were among the 'young turks' who had swept into power during the last party polls. The new veep It was announced today that Husam and Mohamad were returned to their vice- president posts. Husam topped the number of votes with 831 followed by Mohamad who garnered 666 votes. PAS information chief Ahmad Awang came in third as one of the three party vice-presidents with 427 votes. Ahmad, a senior ulama, is also said to be a close ally of former deputy premier and de facto Parti Keadilan Rakyat leader Anwar Ibrahim. Their roots are traced back to the Malaysian Muslim Youth Movement (Abim) once headed by Anwar. Observers were quick to point out that the new party leadership bodes well for cooperation with opposition ally PKR. Along with Ahmad, party secretary-general Kamaruddin Jaafar also enjoyed close ties with Anwar. The latter has also appointed PAS party worker Saifuddin Nasuntion as a member of PKR's election strategy committee.

Pas ‘no longer relevant’

By : Shahrum Sayuthi

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PEKAN: The deputy prime minister has questioned Pas’ relevance in the country’s multi-religious society after its spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat told Muslims not to vote for non-Islamic parties in order to preserve the faith.

Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Pas’ harping on religious affiliation to win support indicated the party’s leadership was running out of ideas.

"This is an old story and by repeating it, I don’t know if Pas can still consider itself relevant," he said yesterday.

"We in Umno have presented our answer to this a long time ago.

"Our struggles are clear, that is to promote Islam as a religion that encompasses all aspects of life for the benefit of not only Muslims, but also non-Muslims."
Najib said that Islam, practised in its true form, promoted fairness for everyone, regardless of their religion.

Nik Aziz was reported to have said that Muslims should only vote for parties which fought for Islam and labelled those who supported non-Islamic parties as "lost".

Speaking at a dinner hosted for the media covering Pas’ muktamar on Saturday night, the Kelantan menteri besar said Muslims who had voted for non-Islamic parties should review their faith and throw their support behind Islam.

On Pas’ new leadership line-up, which retained most of its reformists, Najib said they would not have any effect on the strong support enjoyed by the Umno-helmed Barisan Nasional.

"Whatever it is, we already have our platform and image.

"No matter what Pas does, it would not have any effect on the people’s support for us."

Najib said a more tolerant Pas may have an impact in the coming general election, but for the fact that Umno has already catered for Muslims in the country.

Nasharudin, Young Turks stand firm

By : Zubaidah Abu Bakar

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Nasharudin Mat Isa retains his post(left). Ahmad Awang is vice-president.

KOTA BARU: Pas delegates have voted in favour of the Young Turks, effectively endorsing their efforts to make the party more mainstream and progressive.

They, however, also voted for balance by sending some ulama to the central committee.

Nasharudin Mat Isa, who led the Young Turks’ sweep at the last muktamar, retained his post, defeating Datuk Harun Taib, the party’s second most senior ulama, after spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.

Nasharudin, a 45-year-old former lecturer, scored a convincing 574 to 367 win against Harun, who contested for the first time.

Harun, 63, took his defeat calmly although he was not present when the official results of the party elections held on Friday were announced by Wan Abdul Mutalib Embong, deputy chairman of the muktamar election committee.
A close aide of Harun said he was disappointed as he thought he had enough support to topple Nasharudin, after conservative candidates won posts in the youth and women’s wings as well as at divisional elections.

Nasharudin had also faced criticism from the conservatives for trying to change the party’s outlook.

Incumbent vice-presidents Datuk Husam Musa and Mohamad Sabu, among the Young Turks, retained their posts.

Pas information chief and religious scholar Ahmad Awang filled the third spot, replacing Datuk Hassan Mohd Ali who did not seek re-election.

Husam garnered 831 votes, Mohamad (666) and Ahmad (427).

Three new faces — Mazlan Aliman (537) and Kelantan state executive councillors Nik Amar Nik Abdullah (522) and Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan (504) — completed the 18 elected positions in the party’s 36-member central committee.

The top four spots went to the ulama group with Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man winning 821 votes, followed by Idris Ahmad (763), Abdul Ghani Shamsuddin (744) and Datuk Abu Bakar Chik (681).

The others are Dr Syed Azman Syed Ahmad Nawawi (668), Dr Lo’Lo Mohd Ghazali (651), Abdul Ghani Abdul Rahman (639), Mohamed Hanipa Maidin (636), Mujahid Yusof (620), Amiruddin Hamzah (605), Azizan Abdul Razak (601), Taib Azzamuddeen Mohd Taib (584), Datuk Anuar Tan Abdullah (543), Dr Dzulkili Ahmad (541) and Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman (515).

Nasharudin vowed to continue the Young Turks’ "moderation" agenda. Asked whether the election results were a signal from the conservative group that the leadership needed to slow down, Nasharudin said decisions were reached by consensus after formal consultations.

Later, Harun congratulated Nasharudin and said he would continue to serve the party, in which he has been a member since 1966.

Old guard fail in comeback bid

By JOCELINE TAN and IAN MCINTYRE

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KOTA BARU: The comeback bid by the PAS old guard backfired when incumbent Nasruddin Mat Isa retained his post as deputy president against arch-conservative Datuk Harun Taib with an even stronger show of votes.

Nasruddin's victory, together with the new and younger faces in the party’s central committee (CC) signalled the party’s desire to continue the policy of change, engagement and openness of the last few years.

It also indicated the party grassroots’ confidence in the younger leadership who comprise technocrats, professionals and modern ulama to take the party into the next general election.

Nasruddin, who came in with the winds of change two years ago, secured his second term with a convincing 574 votes against Harun’s 367 votes.

The three vice-presidents (VPs) voted in by the 1,125 delegates at the three-day PAS Muktamar here also reflected the party’s wish for a more balanced team following the last polls when not a single ulama made it as VP.

Serious discussion: Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat talking to Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang at the PAS ceramah on Sunday.

The new VP line-up comprised technocrat Datuk Husam Musa (831 votes), grassroots activist Mohamed Sabu (666 votes) and ulama Ahmad Awang (427 votes).

Husam and Mohamed are incumbents while Ahmad, a new face in the line-up, is the Perak PAS chief.

Johor chief Dr Mahfodz Mohamed, who is aligned to Harun, and former Youth chief Mahfuz Omar failed in their bid to be VPs.

The new CC line-up comprised six new faces and 12 incumbents.

Delegates also sent 12 ulama figures into the CC over eight professionals and grassroots politicians.

The new faces included three Kelantan exco members: businessman Datuk Anuar Tan (543), ulama Nik Mohd Amar Abdullah (520) and lawyer Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan (504) made it into the CC.

The others were PAS legal advisor Hanifa Maidin, party think-tank head Dr Dzulkifli Ahmad (541) and activist Mazlan Aliman (537).

Delegates stressed their support for the ulama leadership by giving the top four CC spots to ulama figures, namely Pahang chief Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (821), former Youth deputy chief Idris Ahmad (763), former Malaysian Ulama Association president Abdul Ghani Shamsudin (744) and Terengganu veteran Datuk Bakar Chik (681)