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Times of Oman
5 days ago
- General
- Times of Oman
HM the Sultan exchanges Eid Al Adha greetings with leaders of Arab, Islamic countries
Muscat - On the advent of Eid Al Adha 1446 AH, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has exchanged cables of greetings with kings and leaders of the Arab and Islamic countries. In his cables, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes to them and the peoples of their countries. His Majesty prayed to Allah the Almighty for the return of this and similar occasions on them and on peoples of their countries, as well as all Muslims around the world with blessings and bounties. on their turn, the leaders expressed their sincere greetings and best wishes to His Majesty the Sultan and the Omani people. They prayed to Allah the Almighty to grant his Majesty good health and well-being. They also prayed to the Almighty for the return of this and similar occasions on His Majesty at a time his people has achieved further progress and prosperity in various spheres.
South China Morning Post
08-05-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Indonesian governor's ‘ridiculous' vasectomy plan sparks debate on poverty, ‘body politics'
A proposal by a regional governor in Indonesia to make vasectomy a prerequisite for men to receive state welfare has ignited a firestorm of criticism, with religious leaders, rights advocates and academics denouncing it as a coercive policy that targets the poor, violates Islamic teachings and reflects a troubling view of poverty as a personal failing. Advertisement West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi, known for his provocative policy suggestions, such as sending unruly children to military schools modelled after the Chinese system , recently floated the idea of requiring poor men to undergo sterilisation in exchange for access to the government's social welfare programme, known locally as bansos. 'I don't know why poor families generally have many children, while rich people have difficulty having children, even after paying two billion rupiah (US$121,000) for IVF,' Dedi said in a speech on April 28. He mentioned a couple he encountered with 11 children, some of whom were sent onto the streets to sell cakes. 'Stop having children if you can't provide for them well,' he added, suggesting funds used to subsidise hospital births for underprivileged women be redirected towards building 'simple houses'. Advertisement Dedi's proposal went further, outlining that vasectomy would also be a requirement for poor families seeking new electricity connections, food aid, scholarships or public housing. Men who agreed to the procedure would receive 500,000 rupiah (US$30) each.
