Religious leaders to discuss gatherings


One metre apart: People performing Friday prayers for the first time since the MCO began at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur. — KAMARUL ARIFFIN/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: With prayers at mosques now permitted under strict conditions, the government will be looking at easing rules for gatherings at places of worship for other faiths.

Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said National Unity Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique would meet with religious leaders to discuss the standard operating procedure to allow such gatherings.

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