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Free Malaysia Today
3 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
No need for Syura Council to vet candidates for top 2 posts, says Hashim
PAS spiritual leader Hashim Jasin said he was among the earliest to support the call for the party's top positions to continue being entrusted to individuals with religious backgrounds. PETALING JAYA : PAS spiritual leader Hashim Jasin has dismissed a call for the party's Syura Council to vet candidates for the president and deputy president's posts. Hashim said that in the current open contest system, those elected typically already have religious backgrounds, reflecting the preferences of PAS members. 'That's why it's not an issue. There's no need for the Syura Council to interfere or set a policy requiring the president and deputy to come strictly from among the ulama or religious scholars,' he told FMT. Hashim said he was among the earliest to support the call for these top positions to continue being entrusted to individuals with religious backgrounds. 'This matter isn't so crucial that the Syura Council needs to vet the candidates to ensure only religious scholars are selected. 'We leave the process as it is because members do not chase after positions in PAS,' he said, noting that there have been no individual candidate campaigns or factional clashes in the run-up to the party's elections in September. Earlier, PAS Dewan Ulama committee member Mokhtar Senik proposed that candidates for the party's top two posts be vetted by the Syura Council, PAS's highest decision-making body. He said this is to ensure that those who intend to challenge the positions currently held by Abdul Hadi Awang and Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man are qualified. Hadi and Tuan Ibrahim are both members of the Syura Council, which is chaired by Hashim. Speculation had emerged that, for the first time, the president and deputy president's posts might be contested at the upcoming party elections. FMT reported that this may happen if Hadi, who has served as president since 2002, steps down, as urged by some members, because of his health. At the same time, there are rumours that Tuan Ibrahim also intends to make way for new leadership, though there have been calls from the pro-ulama faction for him to defend the party's No 2 post. On May 22, PAS vice-president Amar Abdullah had called for the party's top leadership posts, especially those of the president and deputy president, to continue to be held by individuals with religious backgrounds to safeguard the party's Islamic foundation. 'I support that view,' Hashim said, stressing that it is important to ensure the party's policies remain rooted in religion.
Free Malaysia Today
8 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Shahriman denies ‘blowing hot and cold' over collateral for Sapura tower
Shahriman Shamsuddin wants the High Court to wind up Sapura Holdings Sdn Bhd citing a breakdown of mutual trust with elder brother Shahril. KUALA LUMPUR : Sapura Holdings Sdn Bhd director Shahriman Shamsuddin today insisted he was not inconsistent as regards using the group's Sapura@Mines property as collateral to fund its business ventures. Testifying in his petition to wind up Sapura Holdings on grounds of a breakdown of mutual trust with elder brother Shahril, Shahriman said he had objected to using the property as collateral for the development of the group's flagship office tower. In his petition, Shahriman had claimed that his 'strained relationship' with Shahril had been 'exacerbated' by the differing opinions they voiced over Project Apex at a special board meeting of Sapura Resources Bhd (SRB) on Jan 31, 2023. Project Apex was the codename given by SRB for its joint venture with KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd to develop Permata Sapura, a 52-storey office building in the KL city centre. Lawyer S Rabindra, representing Shahril, then referred Shahriman to the minutes of that meeting. Rabindra: At various board meetings and in relation to loan proposals that we've already gone through, you voiced strong concerns and protested the use of Sapura@Mines as collateral for Sapura Holdings' financial assistance, particularly for Permata. Correct? Shahriman: Yes, for Permata. Rabindra: Yet, at the board meeting on Jan 31, 2023, you were comfortable with Sapura Resources using Sapura@Mines as collateral for new projects. Is that correct? Shahriman: For other projects that were going to yield (returns). Rabindra: So there was a risk, according to you, that using Sapura@Mines as collateral for Permata could lead to a loss of the property, but here, you were quite happy to suggest using the same property for new ventures, despite the same risk. Correct? Shahriman: Not correct. Rabindra: But it is the same risk. There is still the possibility of losing the property. Shahriman: We know the negative risk of Permata. But there were other projects that we could have gone into. Rabindra: I suggest to you that you were blowing hot and cold with respect to the use of the Sapura@Mines property as collateral. Shahriman: I disagree. Shahriman also agreed that, in essence, he had wanted SRB to exit Project Apex, while Shahril wanted to remain in it. Rabindra: I'm suggesting to you that this was a difference of opinion between two directors of a public-listed company about what they see as being in the best interest of the company. Do you agree? Shahriman: Agree. That was a difference of opinion. Rabindra: And this was openly discussed at the Jan 31 board meeting. Correct? Shahriman: Yes. Rabindra: So it essentially came down to a commercial disagreement between two directors on a matter of business judgement based on what is best for SRB? Shahriman: On a matter of business judgement, a difference of opinion, yes. Sapura Holdings is the parent entity of over 40 subsidiaries valued at RM832 million, including the publicly-listed SRB. Both Shahril and Shahriman hold a 48% stake each in Sapura Holdings, with the remaining 4% owned by Rameli Musa. In the petition filed last September, Shahriman claims that an irreparable breakdown of mutual trust and confidence between him and Shahril necessitated the dissolution of Sapura Holdings. However, Sapura Holdings, Shahril and Rameli, all named as respondents, oppose the petition, contending that the company was never intended to be a family business and that dissolution would be neither just nor equitable. The hearing before Justice Leong Wai Hong continues.
Free Malaysia Today
8 hours ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Pearly-Thinaah clear first hurdle at Indonesia Open
National women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah are hoping to add the Indonesia Open title to the Thailand Open title they won last month. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : National women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah cleared their first hurdle in the Indonesia Open and moved into the last 16 after defeating Taiwanese pair Sung Shun Yun-Yu Chien Hui in Jakarta today. The world No 4 duo were made to work by the 15th ranked pair, winning 21-16, 21-17 in a match that took 41 minutes. It was the second time that they had faced each other, with Pearly-Thinaah winning on both occasions. Pearly-Thinaah, who are looking to bag their first World Tour Super 1000 series title, won the Super 500 Thailand Open last month. In the last 16 tomorrow, they will meet Indonesian pair Lanny Tria Mayasari- Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, who defeated Malaysia's Go Pei Kee-Teoh Mei Xing 19-21, 21-16, 21-19 in a match lasting 69 minutes. Surprise qualifiers for the second round were Malaysia's Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting, who defeated home pair Isyana Syahira Meida-Rinjani Kwinara Nastine 10-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a tough encounter also lasting 69 minutes. Earlier, mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai took only 31 minutes to beat Thailand's Phuwanat Horbanluekit- Fungfa Korpthammakit 21-12, 21-16 in 31 minutes to move into the second round. The world No 5 shuttlers will meet home pair Amri Syahnawi-Nita Violina Marwah, ranked No 25, for a place in the quarter-finals tomorrow. There was disappointment elsewhere when two Malaysian men's doubles pairs were eliminated in the first round. Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi fought hard but lost to world No 4 pair Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang from China 21-23, 20-22 in a match lasting 40 minutes. Choon Hon Jian-Haikal Muhammad were also shown the exit after losing to Japan's Hoki Takuro-Yugo Kobayashi 13-21, 9-21 in 29 minutes. Newly crowned Singapore Open winners Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik will play their opener against Rasmus Kjaer-Frederik Sogaard later tonight.
