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It was not until 2004 that the permit was finally granted. The church opened its doors on 10 September 2005. The new pre-planned capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya, features a grand mosque as a prominent feature of the planned community.
The Government of Malaysia’s reservations to five Articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Articles 2, 7, 14, 28(a)(1) and 37) suggest that it takes the view that children can be discriminated against, have no right to a name or nationality, have no freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and should not be free from torture ...
The National Mosque of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, built to celebrate independence.. Malaysia is a multi-religious society, but while the Malaysian constitution theoretically guarantees freedom of religion, Islam is the official religion of the federation, as well as the legally presumed faith of all ethnic Malays.
Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur v. Menteri Dalam Negeri (sometimes referred to as Malaysia v. The Herald) was a 2009 legal decision by the High Court of Malaya holding that Christians do not have the constitutional right to use the word "Allah" in church newspapers. An appeals court overturned a previous ruling which granted ...
It has been the practice of the church in Malaysia to not actively proselytise to the Muslim community. Christian literature are required by law to carry a caption "for non-Muslims only". Article 11(4) of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia allows the states to prohibit the propagation of other religions to Muslims, and most (with the ...
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The Malaysia Home Affairs Ministry met with over 60 foreign diplomats for a briefing to discuss the attacks and security issues on 11 January 2010. Secretary-General of the Malaysian Home Affairs Ministry, Mahmood Adam, emphasised that Malaysia is still a safe country and that daily life has not been significantly disrupted. [28] "They wanted ...
The new church was blessed in a ceremony on 22 September 1935 by Bishop Adrian Devals, Bishop of Malacca. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In 1996, a large hall, training rooms and a formation centre were added by Rev Anthony Thomas at a cost of RM2 million, and opened by Anthony Soter Fernandez, Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur.