Exercise caution on issues related to religion, media advised


PETALING JAYA: The media should exercise sensitivity on matters related to religion, belief and culture.

Home Affairs Ministry undersecretary (Publications, Quranic Texts Control Division) Hashimah Nik Jaafar said writers and publishers should exercise extra care when writing stories on Ramadan, for instance, and other religious festivals.

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