
Govt's 'Allah' ban for non-Muslims invalid, High Court rules
UPDATED 3.45PM | Judge Nor Bee Ariffin allows legal action by Jill Ireland in the 13-year long-running saga.

UPDATED 3.45PM | Judge Nor Bee Ariffin allows legal action by Jill Ireland in the 13-year long-running saga.

The church is seeking a declaration that it has the fundamental right to use the word 'Allah' in publications.


COMMENT | Mankind is quick and harsh to prosecute, when in fact, God is quick and gentle to forgive and even reward.

SANDAKAN POLLS | They are chosen by Allah to remind the gov't to stop lying, claims Abdul Rahman Dahlan.


COMMENT | The issue of who can use the word 'Allah' is tearing Malaysians apart.

YOURSAY | 'Perhaps the problem in M'sia is that everything is interpreted in political terms.'

UPDATED 6.37PM | Instead, it is those who oppose the rights of Christians who are creating problems, says lawyer for Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill.

UPDATED 1.55PM | SIB seeks to have all literature leading to 1986 directive to ban the word produced.

UPDATED 2.11PM | Justice Kamaludin Said once served as senior federal counsel on a similar case involving 'The Herald'.

The Home Ministry is asked to submit a new expert witness report in the ongoing Jill Ireland case.

A 'terrorist-like' character in the building blocks game set holds up a banner with the words 'Allah' and 'Muhammad'.

Sidang Injil Borneo in a court affidavit also asks how its use has affected public order in Sabah and Sarawak.

Court of Appeal had disallowed Maiwp to be intervener in another case last month.

UPDATED 12.05PM | Appeals Court makes this ruling on Sidang Injil Borneo's judicial review application.

She had applied to defer the hearing of Mais and MAIWP's application to be intervenors.

The court also wants lawyers for SIB and MAIWP to do research on this matter.