I believe quite a while ago there was a bit of controversy going on regarding some competitions and the country's religious authorities say that games of chance was forbidden.

There I was in the National Savings Bank (BSN) this morning accompanying my Mom and I realised that BSN's got their own savings bond lucky draw every month. This has been going on for years now. The BSN is fully government owned. And these lucky draws are games of chance. Numbers are picked at random, and the lucky winner gets prizes like luxury cars and other stuff.

How come all these years no one has said anything about these draws to be forbidden aka haram?

It doesnt suprise me cos as usual, this country is filled with hypocrites who say one thing, and yet dont practice it.

I digress. The PM's beloved wife has passed away. She was a productive person well loved by many. Not because of who her husband was, but mainly for who she was personally and the work that she has done. It is obvious that the mass media has made millions from the condolence adverts over the past few years. What an utter waste of money. Money that should have been used to alleviate poverty. To help the hardcore poor. Disgusting. Just as disgusting as the congrats adverts whenever some person gets a datukship or whatever medal. "