Johor DAP chairperson Boo Cheng Hau has denied ever instigating the Chinese community in Johor to seek the Friday prayers of Muslims to be changed to Sunday, and claimed those who alleged so were out to defame him.
Boo said the allegation, which he deemed “malicious” and “highly seditious”, appeared in the blog Kutukan Dewata on Dec 6, and referred to his urging for a review of the Johor sultan’s decision to change the state’s rest day from Sunday to Friday.
Boo (right) said he lodged a police report on the blog posting today and he added in a statement that Johor DAP does not have the jurisdiction over the state’s rest days.
Back in 1994, he said, it was then the state menteri besar, Muhyiddin Yassin, who made the move to change the rest day from Friday to Sunday.
“I have lodged a police report... urging the police to thoroughly investigate such a misleading article that distorted my previous statement discussing how to solve the coordination problem that may arise between the private and public sector due to the change of the Saturday-Sunday weekend to Friday-Saturday.
“It is malicious to accuse the Johor DAP of contempt against the Johor sultan by distorting my original statement and intention for the state government to study the impact of the change. My noble intent was to ensure closer working ties between the business and the public sectors.”
On Nov 24, Boo had reportedly urged a review of the change of rest days announced by the sultan, saying it might take some time for the state to adapt to the change, especially businesses.
He said the views of the private sector should be taken into consideration as businesses involved in import and export, as well as tourism, may be affected by the switch.
Boo, in his statement today, explained that in DAP’s perspective, the change may have adverse effects on the state’s economic competitive advantage over bustling economies such as Penang, Selangor and Singapore in terms of investments.
Meanwhile, he also suggested current Menteri Besar Khaled Nordin schedule a weekly “meeting session” between civil service department heads and the members of the public who require their aid, on Sundays instead of Thursday afternoons, as practised by former MB Abdul Ghani Othman.
On Nov 23, Johor Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar had declared that come Jan 1 next year, the state would revert back to Friday and Saturday as its weekly rest days, instead of Saturday and Sunday.
Boo (right) said he lodged a police report on the blog posting today and he added in a statement that Johor DAP does not have the jurisdiction over the state’s rest days.Back in 1994, he said, it was then the state menteri besar, Muhyiddin Yassin, who made the move to change the rest day from Friday to Sunday.
“I have lodged a police report... urging the police to thoroughly investigate such a misleading article that distorted my previous statement discussing how to solve the coordination problem that may arise between the private and public sector due to the change of the Saturday-Sunday weekend to Friday-Saturday.
“It is malicious to accuse the Johor DAP of contempt against the Johor sultan by distorting my original statement and intention for the state government to study the impact of the change. My noble intent was to ensure closer working ties between the business and the public sectors.”
On Nov 24, Boo had reportedly urged a review of the change of rest days announced by the sultan, saying it might take some time for the state to adapt to the change, especially businesses.
He said the views of the private sector should be taken into consideration as businesses involved in import and export, as well as tourism, may be affected by the switch.
Boo, in his statement today, explained that in DAP’s perspective, the change may have adverse effects on the state’s economic competitive advantage over bustling economies such as Penang, Selangor and Singapore in terms of investments.
Meanwhile, he also suggested current Menteri Besar Khaled Nordin schedule a weekly “meeting session” between civil service department heads and the members of the public who require their aid, on Sundays instead of Thursday afternoons, as practised by former MB Abdul Ghani Othman.
On Nov 23, Johor Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar had declared that come Jan 1 next year, the state would revert back to Friday and Saturday as its weekly rest days, instead of Saturday and Sunday.
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