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[MalaysiaLGBT] 'Missing’ student found in gay wedding
14 years ago
Daily Chilli:
In the photos - taken at a chapel - Ariff is seen wearing a black baju Melayu with kain samping with headgear embroidered with gold thread, while his spouse is in a tuxedo with a green tie.
New Straits Times:
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said an investigation would be made over the claim of a same-sex marriage abroad allegedly involving a Malay man.
A newspaper yesterday reported that a website had published a report of the same-sex marriage of a man pictured in Malay attire, complete with headgear, to a Caucasian, in a church abroad.
This came to light after his family’s plight was highlighted recently. Petronas had issued a summons to his family demanding repayment of the student’s education loan amounting to RM890,000 (S$364,000).
The 28-year-old began studying medicine at UCD in 2003, but extended his studies for a few more semesters in 2008. He was suspended for failing to pay his academic fees that year when Petronas refused to sponsor the additional expenses of over RM160,000 a year.
The student’s father had advised his son to continue his studies in Malaysia, but the latter refused and returned to Dublin, cutting off all contact.
Having survived a near-breach of contract with government sponsors for my doctorate, I’m halfway between “Yay, gay marriage!” and “Saddling your family with student loans? Not cool, man.”
In the photos - taken at a chapel - Ariff is seen wearing a black baju Melayu with kain samping with headgear embroidered with gold thread, while his spouse is in a tuxedo with a green tie.
New Straits Times:
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said an investigation would be made over the claim of a same-sex marriage abroad allegedly involving a Malay man.
A newspaper yesterday reported that a website had published a report of the same-sex marriage of a man pictured in Malay attire, complete with headgear, to a Caucasian, in a church abroad.
This came to light after his family’s plight was highlighted recently. Petronas had issued a summons to his family demanding repayment of the student’s education loan amounting to RM890,000 (S$364,000).
The 28-year-old began studying medicine at UCD in 2003, but extended his studies for a few more semesters in 2008. He was suspended for failing to pay his academic fees that year when Petronas refused to sponsor the additional expenses of over RM160,000 a year.
The student’s father had advised his son to continue his studies in Malaysia, but the latter refused and returned to Dublin, cutting off all contact.
Having survived a near-breach of contract with government sponsors for my doctorate, I’m halfway between “Yay, gay marriage!” and “Saddling your family with student loans? Not cool, man.”
I can see where the point is: Gay or straight, a contract violation is still a legal breach that could lead to bank-account-breaking summons. I fully expect some added bad PR here in the future regarding "irresponsible queers".
so all we need to do is just dont say it out that we are gay ?
but yeah, still not cool to be a dick about it and just leave it with your family. :/
I've studied within the country all my life, and I like to think they appreciate me a bit more now, since I'm NEVER out of the government's sight to pull this kind of shenanigan. XD
When I heard this news, I admit I was all ready to think "Aw, they're picking on queers again, MORE POWER TO THE GAY DUDE." until it started on the loans.
but yeah. Kinda bites when it's intermixed like that, doesn't look good for the gay population.
Egad, that's about 6 times what I paid in total for my own further education...
I can relate to the nightmare of study contract breach, since I (and my guarantors) was *this* close to owing my sponsors enough to wipe out my savings, and that's just for relatively cheap, within-Malaysia study.
About En. Ariff: I just found some photos on Google. Where did they hold the wedding, Kensington Palace?