https://www.scmp.com/rss/522978/feed The latest news and top stories on Terengganu state. A prominent sub-national governmental body in Malaysia, Terengganu is a sultanate located on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, with Kuala Terengganu as its capital. Governed by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, it enacts state laws and policies, including sharia law regarding Friday prayers. Its economy, historically fishing and farming, is now significantly driven by oil and gas, tourism, manufacturing and agriculture. Terengganu is... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP SCMP We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘We’ll be Taliban soon’: Malaysian state to jail Muslims for skipping prayers Malaysia’s Terengganu state has warned it will start fully enforcing a sharia law enabling the imprisonment of Muslim men for up to two years if they skip Friday prayers without a valid reason... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3323151/malaysian-state-jail-muslims-skipping-prayers-indias-tax-cuts-7-asia-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3323151/malaysian-state-jail-muslims-skipping-prayers-indias-tax-cuts-7-asia-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:45:45 +0000 SCMP SCMP We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. How the Philippines forced China to adjust historic mission to moon’s far side Chinese space engineers made small but deliberate changes to last year’s historic sample retrieval mission to the far side of the moon to avoid political... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3322738/plane-software-mastermind-leaves-us-china-trump-top-mediator-scmps-7-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3322738/plane-software-mastermind-leaves-us-china-trump-top-mediator-scmps-7-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:12:08 +0000 Hadi Azmi Hadi Azmi Malaysia’s Terengganu state has warned it will start fully enforcing a sharia law enabling the imprisonment of Muslim men for up to two years if they skip Friday prayers without a valid reason – a move widely seen as emblematic of the multicultural country’s tilt towards religious conservatism. Terengganu, governed by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), declared on Monday that first-time offenders could now face not only imprisonment but also a fine of up to 3,000 ringgit (US$710), or both,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3322314/malaysian-state-jail-muslims-who-skip-friday-prayers-well-be-taliban-soon-enough?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3322314/malaysian-state-jail-muslims-who-skip-friday-prayers-well-be-taliban-soon-enough?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Aug 2025 04:03:05 +0000