Malaysian Church News

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  Preserve Malaysia’s peace despite differences, says interfaith group in Christmas message

  Jan 16, 2015

  Amid still-simmering racial and religious tensions, an inter-faith council hopes that goodwill among Malaysians will continue to exist although they come from different backgrounds.

  
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  Muhyiddin: Christmas is a time for all Malaysians to come together

  Jan 16, 2015

  Christmas is a time for all Malaysians, regardless of ethnicity and religion to come together and have a joyous time of merrymaking, said Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

  
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  Royal slap from Sultanah of Johor for ‘anti-Merry Christmas’ extremists and bigots

  Jan 16, 2015

  If Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Isa (Jesus), a prophet respected and revered in Islam.

  

• Reasons given for review application

  Jan 15, 2015

  The review application follows the failure to get HERALD’s leave application to appeal against the Home Minister’s ban.

  
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  Church fails to get nine-man bench to hear ‘Allah’ review

  Jan 15, 2015

  The chief justice of Malaysia has turned down a request by the Catholic Church to convene a minimum nine-man panel to deliberate its review application against the ban on the word Allah when the case comes up on January 21.

  
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  Pope Francis prays for ongoing AirAsia search

  Jan 08, 2015

  In his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis promised his prayers for families affected by the disappearance of an AirAsia jet carrying 162 people.

  

• Statistics of Flight QZ8501

  Jan 08, 2015

  Flight QZ8501 crashed into the Java Sea early Sunday morning in bad weather while flying from Surabaya to Singapore with 155 passengers, including 16 children and one infant.

  
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  AirAsia boss harnesses Twitter to show public leadership

  Jan 08, 2015

  AirAsia chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has been singlehandedly keeping the flow of information going in the wake of flight QZ8501's crash almost a week ago, using his own social media platform to provide the public real-time updates of the crisis.

  

• Proactive stand draws praise

  Jan 08, 2015

  When authorities announced that wreckage and bodies were spotted at sea, Tony Fernandes wasted no time in personally apologising and expressing his grief to the families of the QZ8501’s passengers.

  

• SMC’s outreach to the poorest of the poor

  Jan 08, 2015

  Christmas at St Michael’s Church (SMC) took on a special meaning this year, as it was more about giving to others than receiving.