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Council Has Decided On GISB Doctrine

Oct 06, 2024

The National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs has decided on the Islamic law perspective regarding the doctrine practiced by GISB followers.

The de-facto Religious Affairs Minister says this will next be presented to the Conference of Rulers for approval.

This, as Pahang became the third state after Perlis and Selangor, to declare the practices and beliefs of GISB as deviant and misguided.

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The Road Transport Department says it has fixed an error on its MyJPJ app regarding the eligibility of those looking to upgrade their B1 and B2 licenses.

Its advising users to log out and log back in, before checking their eligibility status again.

The Department also says there’s no need to rush to upgrade the B1 and B2 licenses, as there is no specific deadline to do so.

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The number of oncologists in Malaysia is expected to hit 400 by the year 2040.

The Health Ministry says this will be an increase from the current 175, and is made possible by Malaysia’s participation in  the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists in Clinical Oncology.

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The Social Welfare Department’s portal shows there are currently just over 900 flood evacuees in Selangor while there are also some 200 victims displaced in Perak and 80 in Kedah.

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And, dozens of demonstrations have taken place around the world over the weekend, demanding an end to the bloodshed in Gaza and the wider middle east.

This, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the October 7^th incident that led to the start of the current unrest.