Ramadan new moon sighting June 27

June 27 has been set to sight the new moon for the start of the Ramadan fast, the Office of the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal announced today.

It said in a statement that the Conference of Rulers had agreed that the date for the start of the Ramadan fast be based on the 'rukyah' (sighting of the new moon) and 'hisab' (calculation).

The Keeper of the Rulers' Seal would announce the date over radio and television on that night, it said.

The statement said the designated committees would sight the new moon at Pontian Kecil, Johor; Falak Al-Khawarizmi complex, Kampung Balik Batu, Tanjung Bidara, Melaka; Telok Kemang, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan; Bukit Melawati, Kuala Selangor, Selangor; Bukit Jugra, Banting, Kuala Langat, Selangor; Selangor observatory, Sabak Bernam, Selangor; Pantai Pasir Panjang, Mukim Pengkalan Baru, Manjong, Perak, Falak Sheikh Tahir centre, Pantai Aceh, Penang.

Kampung Pulau Sayak, Kuala Muda; Pemandangan Indah, Pulau Langkawi and Alor Setar Tower in Kedah; Bukit Besar, Kuala Terengganu; Bukit Geliga, Kemaman; Pulau Perhentian, Besut and KUSZA observatory, Mukim Merang, Setiu, Terengganu; Bukit Peraksi, Pasir Puteh; Bukit Kampung Tembeling, Mukim Manjur, Olak Jeram District, Kuala Krai; SEDC Tower Block, Jalan Tengku Putera Semerak, Kota Baharu, Kelantan.

Tanjong Lubang, Miri; Teluk Bandung, Kuching and Tanjung Batu, Bintulu, Sarawak; Al-Biruni observatory, Tanjung Dumpil, Putatan, Sabah; Bukit Tanjung Batu, Nenasi; Gunung Berincang, Cameron Highlands and Bukit Pelindong, Kuantan, Pahang; 13th Floor, Menara Universiti Malaysia Sabah; Labuan International Campus; Menara Kuala Lumpur; Putrajaya International Convention Centre and Kuala Sungai Baru, Simpang Empat, Perlis.