Single mum Loh's appeal hearing rescheduled to Sept 26

The hearing of single mother Loh Siew Hong, who is appealing against a court decision to allow a state Islamic department to intervene in her divorce proceedings, has been rescheduled to Sept 26.

She is applying to get leave from the Federal Court to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision to allow the Perlis Islamic Religion and Malay Customs Council (Maips) to intervene in her divorce from Muhammad Nagahswaran Muniandy.

One of Loh’s lawyers, J Gunamalar, told Bernama the application was...