Clear guidelines needed for houses of worship, say groups


PETALING JAYA: Clear guidelines on the dos and don’ts at houses of worship are necessary to ensure worshippers are safe, say several non-Muslim religious groups.

Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism council member Loh Pai Ling welcomed the government’s decision to allow non-Muslim places of worship to operate under strict standard operating procedure (SOP).

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