KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan wants Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution to be amended.
Article 3(1) states that Islam is the official religion of the federation while other religions can be practised.
“In the past, it could have been misunderstood that even the Sarawak government at one time in its website said Islam was also the official religion of Sarawak, which it is not.
“This had been removed (see The Malay Mail Friday, December 11 2015 8:23 PM MYT).” he said in a statement today.
He said that it must be stated clearly that Sabah and Sarawak are allowed to practise all religions as they do not have any official religion.
“It is hoped that the unity government under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim can bring better peace and harmony and would be able to reduce tensions caused by current waves of politics of racialism and fanaticism as such brand of politics can disrupt harmony in our society,“ he said.
He said Christmas is also treated as a cultural holiday and helps to unite the various races of Sarawak and such harmony should not be disrupted.
