Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Some good news, but still only words. Implementation of it will bring more smiles to the community. The senior exco, Ngeh Koo Ham said that the state will gazette its lands for religious use for Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Christians as part of the state government’s effort to recognise and give legal protection to non-Muslims. This is to ensure that people from these faiths are not deprived from practising their religion.
According to Ngeh, there are about 4000 temples and churches that occupy state land without approval. Those that are in suitable places will be allowed to remain as the state government will provide land titles or reserve the land for religious use. For those that are in areas like road and river reserves, or obstructing development, relocation will be done.
There are also plans to gazette lands in areas with significant population of non-Muslims for new temples and churches to be built, based on need and request.
