Kelantan, Malaysia

This photo taken on November 8, 2009 shows an aerial view of a piece of land with cows and vehicles surrounded by floodwaters at the village of Jeram Perdas in Rantau Panjang, in the northern Malaysian state of Kelantan.

THE Kelantan Islamic Religious Department has confirmed that Elia Suhana Ahmad is the Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra's second wife, reported Utusan Malaysia.

KOTA BARU: The Pas-led Kelantan government is ready to change the state constitution to enable Chinese Muslims to become menteri besar.

KUALA LUMPUR: One of the two women brought into the royal suite at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore is the second wife of the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Ismail Petra, it has been revealed.

The new Gua Musang Hospital which can accommodate more patients should have specialist doctors to treat patients with critical ailments, said Gua Musang Member of Parliament Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.

PETALING JAYA, Dec 23 -- A scientific study on 73 ethnic groups in Southeast Asia and East Asia has shown that they are linked by a unifying genetic ancestry and linguistic thread.

KOTA BAHARU: A Universiti Malaysia Kelantan principal fellow today pointed out that the "cut and paste" method was being used to portray the arts in buildings in Kelantan.

PASIR PUTEH: Contractors are unable to complete the construction of 16 new school buildings in Kelantan before the start of the 2010 school session on Jan 3, Deputy Education Minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi said today.

GUA MUSANG: Gua Musang Member of Parliament Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said he would explain to Kelantan people on oil royalty issue at a gathering in Kota Baharu soon.

KOTA BARU: The compassionate fund due to Kelantan is expected to be channeled as early as next year depending on the conditions set by Petronas and the total amount of oil extracted from the oil rigs, said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamad.

INDONESIAN teenage actress Manohara Odelia Pinot will not return to her husband, Tengku Temenggong Kelantan Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra Sultan Ismail Petra, her mother Daisy Fajarina said yesterday.

Just days after his Sharia Court win over his estranged wife, Malaysia's Kelantan Prince Muhammad Fakhry Petra is back in the courts again.

Promoting the General Welfare in Malaysia: The government of the state of Terengganu initiated a campaign in November to halt the growing divorce rate by offering pre-marital classes in sensuality.

Malaysia is among the developing countries which provide the best health service to their people, with it now recording only five infant deaths for every 1,000 births.

People in Kelantan who feel they may be at high risk of contracting HIV have been advised to undergo free screening at government health facilities.

KOTA BAHARU: The Syariah High Court today ordered Manohara Odelio Pinot to be loyal and pay back RM1,112,250 owed to her husband, Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail Petra, the Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan.

SEREMBAN: For Negeri Sembilan, this is indeed, a year to rejoice as it is marked by the installation of the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, opening of the new Bukit Putus road and the Malaysia Cup final win.

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan PAS govern-ment has been urged to relax the enforcement of rules under the State Entertainment Enactment in order to develop the arts and cultural sector into a tourism product.

Malaysia Sun Friday 11th December, 2009 Kota Baru , Dec 11: In another remark that could spark controversy in Malaysia, a politician Nik Aziz Nik Mat has said that he encouraged the ulama to practise polygamy, as they are model polygamous husbands.

The Kelantan government has been urged to relax conditions governing entertainment in an effort to promote culture and arts for the state's tourism industry.