I was at the Boon Siew Flats Block G, Tanjung Bungah half an hour ago attending the Hungry Ghost Festival organised by the local residents.
My speech was on the English Common Law vs Islamic Law. I told
the 50 tables of audience about the suggestion of the Chief Justice to replace English Common Law with Islamic Law. I further informed the audience about the opinion poll conducted by the Bar Council.
I reiterated that we cannot compromise on this particular issue and will have to make our stance clear to defend against the hidden agenda of certain quarters to make an unilateral declaration of the Islamic State.
I also touched on the issue of the 10 million spent on NCER launch which I have spoken at the dinner at Choo Plaza. It is my hope that there will be generous allocation for the development of mother tongue education on the Budget day scheduled on Friday.
The other invited speaker was the representative of Chief Minister.
After my speech, the chairman handed me another invitation card, next Saturday, at Pepper Estate (Kebun Bungah).
2 comments:
Dear Mr. Wong,
I found your blog from Google when I tried to verify what I learned earlier. That is in Singapore, only half of a muslim's estate can be decided by his own will, the other half shall be decided by the muslim law.
Is that true? Where can I find the source information, maybe some Government web site.
Many thanks,
Michael HO
in HK.
Dear Michael,
Muslims can only make a Will to dispose of up to one third of their assets. The rest will will have to follow what stated in the Quran.
It is also the same position as in Singapore's Administration of Muslim Law Act.
You may refer to this judgment
http://www.cljlaw.com/public/cotw-050527.htm
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