On the 17th of April 2012, the following article appeared in The Star:

ALOR SETAR: Future fatwa issued by the Kedah mufti or Fatwa Committee cannot be challenged in court under an amendment to the Mufti and Fatwa (Kedah Darul Aman) Enactment 2008 passed by the Kedah State Assembly on Tuesday.

We hereby declare our support for the gathering that is to take place on the 28th of April under the BERSIH 3.0 banner, for free and fair elections. Although this site is devoted to issues of secularism and religious influence in Malaysia, the need for electoral reform affects us all - where even the possibility of not discriminating against a person's religious beliefs in the election of our leaders should be seized upon.

Although no further information is to be gained from the report in The Star regarding the proportion of taxes derived from non-Muslims, what does matter more is the fact that a government with open support of a branch of religion is misappropriating funds that would be better served in other aspects of society, such as scholarships for deserving students.

SHAH ALAM: The federal government on Tuesday handed over RM35.3mil to the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) for payment of allowances for religious activities in the state this year.

UPDATE: Date of sharing session changed to the 11th of May 2012 as a core member can't make it on the 9th of May.

UPDATE 2: My sincerest apologies. The previous dates on this article stated the month of April rather than May as the date for the proposed meeting. The mistake has since been rectified.

UPDATE 3: Expect a report of the meeting soon.