Syariah Index

Jakim has urged Islamic Religious Departments in the country to form special committees in their own states to monitor the Syariah Index so that the national is better understood.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today hailed the rise in the overall score of a Syariah index that gauges the country's achievement in implementing Islamic policies and principles.

The waiting period for Malaysians to perform the haj has been reduced by 13 years after the pilgrim quota was increased as announced recently.

He said improvements to the policy, programme and eight major areas of the index were based on the assessment or overall score of the Malaysian Syariah Index which was recorded last year.

The Melaka state government is allocating RM2.58 million as special financial aid to 5,156 civil servants in the state in preparing for Aidilfitri celebration.

Astro AWANI's Zan Azlee wonders how the recent Malaysian Syariah Index results is perceived.

Malaysia recorded an overall score for its first ever Syariah Index for 2015 at 75.42 per cent.

A Cabinet Committee on the Implementation of Malaysian Syariah Index will be set up, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Malaysian Syariah Index report will determine the implementation of Islamic agenda and the level of sharia-compliance in certain fields in Malaysia.

The final report of the Malaysian Syariah Index will be announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in March next year.

The government's willingness in allowing administrative programmes and policies be evaluated and assessed through the Malaysian Syariah Index (ISM) shows high level of good governance.

The index, the first of its kind in the world, evaluates and assess the government's seriousness in achieving the five aspects of the 'Syariah Maqasid'.

The government will table the Syariah Index in February 2015 which evaluates the country's achievements in implementing the demands of Syariah, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Syariah index to gauge a country's achievements in the implementation of Islamic law requirements will be applied beginning January next year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.