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New Straits Times
a day ago
- New Straits Times
Two entertainment outlets shut down for operating without licences in KL
KUALA LUMPUR: Two entertainment outlets were ordered to shut down for operating without a licence during an integrated enforcement operation on Saturday. Dubbed Op KL Strike Force, the operation was jointly conducted by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), the police, the National Anti-Drug Agency, the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi), and the Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department. In a Facebook post, DBKL said checks revealed that one of the premises did not have a valid licence to operate entertainment activities, while the other was still in the process of applying for one. "Following the inspection, DBKL seized items used in the entertainment activities at the premises," the post read. According to the statement, 27 foreigners were detained by the Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department during the same operation. Nineteen people were also detained by the National Anti-Drug Agency after they tested positive for drugs. "Jawi issued 10 notices to individuals requiring them to give statements under the Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997," it added.
Malay Mail
3 days ago
- General
- Malay Mail
Preacher arrested for third time over unauthorised sermons in Johor freed on bail
JOHOR BAHRU, May 31 — A religious preacher detained by the Johor Islamic Religious Department (JAINJ) last Wednesday for allegedly delivering a sermon without authorisation in Pasir Gudang was released the following day on bail. JAINJ director Nasri Md. Ali said the 50-year-old preacher had cooperated fully during his detention. 'He was arrested at 8.30pm on Wednesday and released the next day. He was called in again yesterday and is scheduled to return on July 3 to assist with the ongoing investigation by our enforcement division,' Nasri said when contacted today. Last Thursday he confirmed that the arrest was made with assistance from the Seri Alam District Police under Section 11 of the Johor Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment 1997 for teaching religion without proper credentials. Nasri added that the preacher had previously been detained in 2016 for the same offence and had evaded arrest during a raid in 2020. 'This is the third action taken against him for preaching without credentials. We don't stop anyone from giving sermons, but they must obtain proper authorisation from the Johor Islamic Religious Council, as required in all states,' he said. Earlier, celebrity preacher Ustaz Abdullah Khairi shared a video showing the preacher's arrest in Pasir Gudang. — Bernama
