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Sinar Daily
07-07-2025
- Sinar Daily
Male influencer dressed as woman detained by Jaim during TikTok live
The man was wearing a purple blouse, a bun-styled wig, women's shoes and earrings during the inspection. A social media influencer who dressed and acted like a woman was detained by Jaim in Banda Hilir, Melaka early Monday morning. MELAKA – A male social media influencer who dressed and behaved like a woman was detained by the Melaka Islamic Religious Department (Jaim) while doing a live broadcast on TikTok in Banda Hilir, here, early Monday morning. Jaim director Datuk Md Azhan Samat said the 25-year-old man was arrested by the department's enforcement officers at about 1.30am following public complaints. He said the man was wearing a purple blouse, a bun-styled wig, women's shoes and earrings during the inspection. "The items were seized by the religious enforcement officers and will be used as evidence in the case," he said in a statement. He added that the man was brought to Jaim's office for documentation process and further investigation. Jaim conducted the raid following public complaints claiming that the man's actions were promoting and normalising the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community culture in the country, which made many people uncomfortable. Azhan reminded Muslims not to adopt LGBT lifestyles as it is prohibited in Islam and may offend the sensitivities of Malaysians. "This act is also against the law, which does not support any form of LGBT practices in Malaysia. "The case is being investigated under Section 72 of the Syariah Offences Enactment (Melaka State) 1991 (which pertains to the offence of a man posing as a woman in a public place)," he said. Those found guilty of the offence are liable to a fine of up to RM1,000, a jail term of up to six months or both.
NDTV
16-06-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
"Saving Ourselves Our Priority": Indian Students Being Evacuated In Tehran
New Delhi / Tehran: As the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, people in Tehran have been warned of a major Israeli retaliation after Iran's ballistic missiles caused significant damage in Tel Aviv and explosions were heard over Jerusalem. People in Iran's capital are abandoning their homes and driving out of the city before missiles from Israel aim to rain down on major Iranian cities. Among those leaving Tehran are students from India, mostly from Jammu and Kashmir, followed by Karnataka and several other states. There are three universities in Tehran where hundreds of Indian students are studying. These are Shahid Beheshti University, University of Tehran, and Iran University of Medical Sciences. These students are being evacuated on buses and are being taken from Iran to the city of Qom, 148 km away. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, students from the Shahid Beheshti University said there are traffic snarls on highways leading out of Tehran. "We are about 40 students per bus, all Indians, being taken out of Tehran. We are heading to the nearest town on the outskirts," said Sheikh Azhan, a student representative on one of the buses. He added that "There is too much of traffic on the roads as lots of people are leaving the city. We are stuck in traffic." Another student representative, Zakir Sheikh, said "We have been in touch with the Indian Embassy officials. For now, we have just been informed about the change of our location - that we are being taken out of Tehran. There has been no confirmation about our return to India just yet." As per data available to NDTV, a majority of the Indian students in Iran are women. Zakir Sheikh confirms that "A majority of the students on my bus are women. In our batch, most of the students are from Jammu and Kashmir, but there were students from Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh too." Sheikh Azhan said that "On my bus, there are some students from Maharashtra and Bengaluru too. We are more than 450 students from Shahid Beheshti University alone. There are three universities from where we all are being evacuated. On my bus there are a few students from another university as well. Since the buses assigned to their university got full, they were accommodated here." "The Indian Embassy has informed us that students from all three universities are being taken out to cities around Tehran. We will stay there for the next few days, while the government will assess what the next course of action will be - whether we will return to India or go back to Tehran, if it is safe for our return, shall be communicated to us later," he added. Mr Azhan said that "We all left our university in a hurry, so we couldn't really eat anything much. The situation is pretty chaotic on the streets, so we don't really know when we may get a chance to have some refreshments." The women students on the bus did not wish to speak at the moment. "They are tired and scared. We all are scared and anxious about what all is happening. Things here are not safe. Our priority is to save our life. We all want to return home safely," Sheikh Azhan said, adding that "We are hearing that some students from the University of Tehran were injured, however, the injuries were minor and they all have joined their friends and are being evacuated. Students from our university are safe so far, by the grace of God." "We couldn't sleep for the last few nights, as we could hear explosions over and around us. We managed to sleep in the day, since the attacks would die down after daybreak. Our university has been very cooperative and helpful so far. We are very thankful and grateful to our university vice-chancellor," Mr Azhan added. The students said that the Indian Embassy has made evacuation plans based on where the universities are located. Those located to the north of the city are being evacuated to a different location and those to the west and south of the city are being taken elsewhere.
The Star
16-05-2025
- General
- The Star
M'sia earns UN award for women peacekeepers
Lt-Gen Azhan (right) receiving the award in Berlin. – BERNAMApic BERLIN: Malaysia has been honoured with a United Nations award recognising the participation of female peacekeepers in its peacekeeping missions. The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Headquarters said that the award recognised the work and involvement of female peacekeepers from the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil), which successfully achieved the goals set by the Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy (UGPS). It stated that Malaysia is one of the countries advocating for the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, noting that women constitute 10.5% of the total personnel involved in the Malbatt Unifil peacekeeping mission. 'Besides Unifil, MAF has also deployed female peacekeepers as military observers and staff for Monusco (UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Minurso (UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara), and Unisfa (UN Interim Security Force for Abyei),' the statement added, Bernama reported. The MAF said the award presented at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 in Berlin recognises Malaysia's contribution to upholding international peace and security on a global scale. Other recipients were Fiji, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Mongolia and Tanzania. MAF Headquarters Chief of Staff, Lt-Jen Datuk Azhan Md Othman, and military adviser to the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the UN Kol Shamsuri Noordin attended the award ceremony. On Tuesday, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin reaffirmed the country's continued commitment to supporting the WPS agenda in line with the UGPS.
The Star
15-05-2025
- General
- The Star
M'sia gets UN award for women's participation in peacekeeping missions
Lt-Gen Azhan (right) receiving the award in Berlin. – BERNAMApic BERLIN: Malaysia has received an award recognising the participation of women in peacekeeping missions at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 forum here. The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Headquarters said in a statement on Thursday (May 15) that the award recognises the operational deployment and involvement of women peacekeepers from the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil), which met the targets set by the Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy (UGPS). ALSO READ: M'sia calls for reforms of UN peacekeeping ops It said Malaysia is among the countries that advocate the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, adding that 10.5% of the total peacekeeping mission personnel for Malbatt Unifil are women. "Besides Unifil, the MAF has also deployed women peacekeepers as military observers and staff for Monusco (UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Minurso (UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara), and Unisfa (UN Interim Security Force for Abyei)," the statement read. The MAF said the award recognises Malaysia's contribution to upholding international peace and security on the global stage. ALSO READ: Malaysia reaffirms commitment to global peace Other recipients are Fiji, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, Mongolia and Tanzania. MAF Headquarters chief of staff Lt-Gen Datuk Azhan Md Othman and military adviser to the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the UN, Colonel Shamsuri Noordin, attended the awards ceremony. On Wednesday (May 14), Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin reaffirmed the country's continued commitment to supporting the WPS agenda in line with the UGPS. – Bernama
