King’s palace intruders had attempted to enter Istana Kedah last year

The intruders who attempted to "replace" the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Monday had also tried to enter Istana Anak Bukit in Kedah last year but failed, according to the police, The Star reported today.

The leader of the group had called for the formation of a three-million strong army of people aged between 16 and 30 to set the stage for the return of Al-Mahdi.

Imam Mahdi is the prophesied Muslim leader who will come just before the end of the world.

The leader claimed to be Tuanku Sultan Raja Merong­maha­wangsa II @ Sultan Kedah Asli @ Yang di-Pertuan Agong Malaysia Asli @ Raja Nusantara @ Raja Utusan Allah Akhiruzaman Fasa I and Pewaris Sah Empayar Langka­suka Panji Hitam dari Timur.

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'Work together for nation's progress'

Get rid of negative attitude, says king

FOR the first time in history, the opening ceremony of the 13th Parliament yesterday was held indoors because of the haze, with the customary guard-of-honour mounted at the building's banquet hall instead of Parliament Square.

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Haminah, who arrived at 10am, were greeted on their arrival by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia and Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang before being escorted to the hall where the king took the salute, with the guard-of-honour mounted by 103 personnel from the First Battalion Royal Malay Regiment.

The king, however, did not inspect the guard-of-honour as traditionally practised.

Present were Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman, ministers and diplomats.

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah delivering his speech at the opening of the 13th Parliament yesterday.



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Jakim looking out for posts insulting Islam

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom (right) and Islamic Development Department director-general Datuk Othman Mustapha after the opening of a meeting of district religious administrative officers from across the country in Kota Baru yesterday.


The Islamic Development Department is working closely with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, the Home Ministry and Radio Televisyen Malaysia to monitor social media, including blogs and Facebook, for postings that insult Islam.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said the team effort was to identify irresponsible parties out to disparage Islam and also disrupt the country's peace and harmony.

He pointed out that the insults hurled against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and more recently, Prophet Muhammad, as acts that could not be tolerated.

"I see this as some sort of a plan by irresponsible parties and it is the duty of the government, including religious officers, to counter them.

"These parties are unhappy with the present situation where Muslims and non-Muslims live in harmony, so, they try to create tension so that things turn for the worse in this country," he said after opening a meeting of district religious administrative officers from across the country here, yesterday.

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2 more Facebook users surrender

Former Ninth Royal Malay Regiment Association chairman Zainol Ahmad (fourth from right) with other members of the association at the Kubang Pasu district police station after lodging a police report yesterday.



NGOs call for stern action against offenders

KUALA LUMPUR: TWO more Facebook users who allegedly put up slanderous posts against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong surrendered at the Dang Wangi police headquarters yesterday.

City Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah said a man, 32, and woman, 30, turned themselves in about 3pm.

Their identities, however, have been withheld.

"We are looking for two other suspects in connection with the posts."

Earlier, at the handing over of duty of federal Criminal Investigation Department director at Bukit Aman yesterday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar warned those involved to surrender before police began looking for them.

On Tuesday, a 32-year-old marketing manager from Ampang was detained for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah in a posting on her Facebook account.


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Woman detained for allegedly insulting Agong on Facebook

A woman has been detained for allegedly insulting Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah on Facebook.

A Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) spokesperson said the woman was detained by the commission with the assistance of the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigations Department Tuesday morning.

"We have successfully tracked and detained the suspect, who was said to have insulted the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Facebook.

"The suspect, who is female, was detained to assist in investigations," he said in a statement Tuesday.

He added that the suspect was believed to have been in hiding after her identity was revealed on the Internet following the alleged insult.

"The commission is also requesting for the suspect's friends to come forward to assist in further investigations.

"The investigation was done under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998," he said, adding that the suspect might also be charged under the Sedition Act 1948.

He said the MCMC viewed seriously the abuse of social media to upload content or comments containing elements of insult, especially against the monarchy.

Uproar over FB posting

Datuk Nadzim Johan (third from left) and other NGO representatives calling for an investigation into those behind the slanderous Facebook posting against the king at the Dang Wangi police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Cops told to investigate slanderous remark against king

BINTULU: POLICE have been ordered to investigate the offensive Facebook posting directed at Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah's call on Malaysians to accept the results of the 13th General Election.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he had directed the police to bring those who were responsible to justice.

"All Malaysians must respect the king.

"To say such things in social media is very disrespectful and those responsible must face the music," said Zahid at Bintulu Airport, here, yesterday.

In Kuala Lumpur, a group of non-governmental organisations (NGO) urged the authorities to take action against those who make slanderous remarks against the king and the country's constitutional monarchy system.


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Practise moderation, says king ,Malaysians advised to let go of misunderstandings and unite

YANG di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin yesterday advised Malay-sians to practise moderation in their everyday lives.

He said social moderation referred to doing things in a wise manner, not acting recklessly and not oppressing others.

"In other words, we should not make an issue out of small misunderstandings, but should instead resolve them in the best possible ways," he said at the opening of the 1433 Maal Hijrah national-level celebration at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre.

Present were Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman as well as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom.

This year's Maal Hijrah theme is "Mutual Understanding the Foundation for Unity of the Community".

In expressing his concerns over an increasingly individualistic society, the king said he hoped neighbourliness and togetherness would prevail.

Agong calls for continuous improvement

Datuk Seri Utama Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.



Applauding the Federal Territories as a dynamic and modern region, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin today called for continuous improvement to the quality of life in the area and in the provision of economic opportunities to the people.

Tuanku Mizan said Kuala Lumpur city dwellers for instance, deserved quality services from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall in terms of security, cleanliness, housing, transportation and economic opportunities befitting the capital city's status as a modern and competitive metropolis on par with other cities in the world.

"The same goes to the people in Labuan and Putrajaya. I hope that Labuan will enjoy development in line with its status as an offshore financial centre," he said at an investiture ceremony in conjunction with the Federal Territories Day at Balairong Seri, Istana Melawati, here this morning.