An extract of the Baha’i Holy Writings on the back of a public bus in Kuching, Sarawak. Altogether, 3 buses, all owned by the Sarawak Transport Company Berhad, are being printed with different Baha’i ethical exhortations as a social service by the Kuching Baha’i community to promote religious harmony and tolerance among the multi-racial, multi-cultural [...]

The YB is very sympathetic with the plight of the younger generation.

This morning, the mayor of Kuching north, Datuk Chan Seng Hai held a reception for the members of various religions to formally receive the religious titles which had been presented to him on 5 May.

The Bahá’í Faith was represented by Michael Kho and myself. I was also representative for MIN – Malaysian Interfaith Network.

All the other representatives of the various religions were present, Datuk Putit Matzen (Islam), Mr. Goh Leng Chua (Buddhist), Mr. Ambrose Linang (secretary-general of Christian Churches of Sarawak), Mr. Santokh Singh (Sikhs), Kapitan Komurusamy (Hindu Sangham). I was very pleased to see Datuk Putit, because he came with only two days notice and joined in very well with all the other faiths.

Leaders of six major religions yesterday collectively vowed to fight graft through their respective congregations, a historical first given Malaysia’s often testy inter-faith gatherings.

The six, from the Baha’i faith, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and Sikhism, have drawn up short, medium and long-term action plans to convey the message that corruption is essentially a ‘sin’. The action plan was the outcome of a brainstorming session involving 40 people of different faiths who also wanted the Anti-Corruption Agency to hold short training courses.

A month-long “World Religions, Universal Peace and Global Ethic” exhibition was launched here by the Head of Sarawak State, Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin at the state library on 4 October 2005. Among the dignitaries at the launching was the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak, who spoke during the opening ceremony. A delegation of Bahá’ís also attended the launching.

The exhibition, ending on 27 Oct, is jointly organised by Angkatan Zaman Mansang (AZAM) and the Sarawak State Library (Pustaka), in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF). It is being held in Sarawak for the first time. The Chairman of German-based Global Ethic Foundation, Prof Dr. Hans Kung pointed out that people of all religions knew too little about one another and hoped the exhibition could contribute towards changing that.