Making Perak’s cave temples safer

Kwong Fook Ngan Buddhist Chinese Temple in Sungai Raya is among the 13 places of worship due to be assessed. — Photos: RONNIE CHIN/ The Star

PERAK is the first state in the country to come up with guidelines for places of worship located in limestone caves.

Gopeng MP Tan Kar Hing, who is a member of a technical committee set up by the state government, said prior to this, there were no regulations on development at limestone caves.