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Na’im to attend Jakim-organised CNY celebration: report

Event will involve visits to the elderly, distribution of food aid, a forum and speech by religious affairs minister

Selangor Sultan against guidelines for Muslims at non-Muslim events

As a multiracial and multi-religious country, religious tolerance must be upheld, decrees Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah

Cabinet’s dismissal of guidelines for Muslims at non-Muslim events a move for true social cohesion — G25

Muslims don’t need constant supervision, and all Malaysians are capable of making their own decisions on how they participate in social and cultural events

Reject extreme religious policies: a call to uphold human rights and preserve harmony — Borneo activists

The groups hold that such rules, if imposed on Sabahans and Sarawakians who pride themselves on religious tolerance and mutual respect, are grounds for both states to leave the Federation

After backlash, Na’im says guidelines on Muslim attendance at non-Muslim events ‘still under discussion’

Religious affairs minister attempts to clarify earlier written parliamentary answer which states guidelines are already in final stages of being finalised with Muslim authorities

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Shadow AI in public sector raises questions over governance and data security – KV Soon

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