Sarawak doesn’t need unnecessary religious guidelines, says GPS man

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SUPP’s Sebastian Ting says being overly cautious about religious sensitivities when such issues are not actual concerns can create unnecessary division.  Read More:https ://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/07/sarawak-doesnt-need-unnecessary-religious-guidelines-says-gps-man/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/07/sarawak-tak-perlukan-garis-panduan-majlis-bukan-islam-kata-pemimpin-gps/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews  #Sarawak #Religious #Guidelines

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00:00A Gabungan Party Sarawak component has criticized the proposed guidelines for Muslims attending

00:06non-Muslim festivities, funerals or events held at non-Muslim places of worship.

00:12The Sarawak United People's Party said there was no official religion in the Bornean state

00:16and that its secularity must be taken into account for any religious guidelines in the

00:20state.

00:21SUPP Secretary General Sebastian Ting said, Sarawak had often been praised as a model

00:27of religious tolerance and harmony, where people of various faiths peacefully coexist

00:32and celebrate each other's festivals and traditions.

00:34He said SUPP is of the opinion that over-regulating religious practices and being overly cautious

00:41about religious sensitivities can create unnecessary division.

00:44Ting, a state deputy minister, said a better approach to the matter would be encouraging

00:49dialogue, mutual understanding and awareness on religious diversity among Malaysians while

00:54allowing them to freely maintain their traditions.

00:57The proposed guidelines, which stirred controversy, will be discussed by the cabinet today.

01:02Under the proposed rules, there can be no speeches or songs with religious propaganda

01:07or performances that would insult Muslims, while the premises cannot display the religious

01:11symbols of faiths other than Islam.

01:14Dhanush Rajareza, FMT News.

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