You’re not allowed to give talks in Malacca, foreign preachers told


Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron

MALACCA: Foreign Islamic prea­chers will no longer be allowed to give talks on Islam in Malacca, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron.

He said the state Islamic affairs department had been directed to screen religious speakers and turn away requests from foreign preachers to give talks in the state from now on.

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