Claudia Theophilus

All 44 of Ayah Pin's followers will have their case heard early next month with 27 of them being granted bail today.

Dua pengikut setia Ayah Pin membuat permohonan supaya dibebaskan dari hukuman penjara berikutan serbuan pihak berkuasa agama ke perkampungan Kerajaan Langit minggu lalu.

Two of Ayah Pin's hardcore followers seek release from prison detention following a raid on the Sky Kingdom commune last week.

Activists defend the constitutional and religious rights of Ayah Pin and his Sky Kingdom followers to freely practice their belief in peace.

Among them was a policeman, who has since been suspended after being arrested during a raid on the spiritual commune. He claims that the arrests were unlawful.

Walaupun penduduk tempatan lega berikutan tindakan pihak berkuasa terhadap Ayah Pin dan pengikutnya, tetapi mereka juga mengakui banyak lagi perkara yang berlaku di situ, yang tidak diketahui awam.

While 'Sky Kingdom' villagers are described as hard-working and self-sufficient, locals report mixed signals following the concerted crackdown against Ayah Pin.

The followers, who were arrested in a raid last week, voiced their concern over the children who were left behind in the spiritual commune.

The MIC chief plans to meet the students to discuss the recent de-recognition of medical degrees from the Ukrainian university.

Cops in Pahang, Johor, Perak and Kelantan are on the lookout for the elusive self-proclaimed spiritual leader and his four wives.

Five siblings have chosen to remain at home despite being the only living souls in the ghost commune besides livestock and pet birds.

The heat is on for the capture of Ayah Pin as religious authorities announce a state-wide manhunt and police urge locals to obey the law.

Local villagers nearby the self-style religious leader's commune are perplexed as to how the authorities have failed time and again to apprehend him. Further delays, they warned, will bring more trouble in the district.

Sejak serangan Isnin lalu, pengikut Ayah Pin hidup dalam ketakutan. Bagaimanapun, mereka berterima kasih kepada pihak polis yang membuat kawalan 24 jam di situ.

The state religious authorities this morning detained 58 villagers from Ayah Pin's commune. They will be charged at the Besut Syariah Court tomorrow for violating a fatwa againt deviant teaching.

Ayah Pin's commune may become an easy target for mobs as news of this morning's attack spreads to neighbouring villages.

Participants of a national integrity congress pledge their total support and give feedback on the government's ongoing anti-corruption efforts.

The key candidates are clear to contest in the upcoming National Union of Bank Employees polls this weekend.

Penyalahgunaan kuasa, pelanggaran prosidur dan gangguan seksual adalah antara dakwaan terhadap pengawai penguatkuasa JHEAT ketika melakukan serbuan ke perkampungan Ayah Pin pada 2 Julai lalu.

Abuse of power, breach of procedural rules and sexual harassment were among the allegations levelled against the officers who raided the spiritual commune.

Malaysian authorities did not probe allegations of rape and corruption at the Crimea State Medical University, based on letters obtained by malaysiakini .

A warning last year by CSMU that Malaysian students were being duped into enrolling in other unrecognised medical schools has apparently gone unheeded.

The MTUC cautions the government over proper implementation of policy to absorb refugees into the workforce.

The health minister's remarks on why Crimea State Medical University was de-recognised has upset some agents who deny knowledge of the alleged complaints.