Tech-savvy Malaysians still lack knowledge of religions, say academicians


Samarawickrama speaking at the roundtable on religious tolerance on March 29

PETALING JAYA: Despite rapid technological advances, Malaysians are still lagging behind in terms of religious tolerance and understanding, say academics.

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) Assoc Prof Dr Charanjit Kaur said the only way to overcome this is to have more open inter-religious dialogues within the society.

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