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RM1.4 mln for six worship places

SIMANGGANG: The Unit For Other Religions (Unifor) has approved a total allocation of RM1.4 million for the benefit of six worship places here. St Lawrence’s Church, Sabu received RM200,000; St Luke’s Church, Sri Aman RM300,000; Tua Pek Kong (Caiyun)RM300,000; Roman Catholic (Queen Lady Of Peace) RM100,000; Methodist Church (Shi En) RM200,000 and Pertubuhan Meninggikan Akhlak […]

Rep visits houses of worship

SARIKEI: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tuong Sii on August 18 continued his visits to the houses of worship in an effort to help those in need. Among the houses of worship he visited was the Che San Fu Temple at Jalan Kwong Ming/Minah. Huang often goes to the ground to better understand the needs […]

Anglican churches to resume services

KUCHING: The Anglican churches in Zone One will resume its congregational worship services beginning this Sunday after it was closed for nearly three weeks. On July 26, several Anglican churches have suspended its church services in view of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in Kuching and Samarahan during that particular week. Churches in Zone […]

Man found dead in Chinese temple

BAU: A man was found dead in a Chinese temple at Jalan Buso here last Tuesday afternoon. Bau District Police chief, DSP Poge Nyaon said a male worshipper came across the body on the floor around 1pm. The dead man was later identified as Liaw Poh Yong, 53, from Paku, Bau. “The body was covered […]

Must submit notice of reopening to Unifor

KUCHING: All non-Muslim places of worship must submit their respective notifications of reopening to the Unit For Other Religions (Unifor) prior to their reopening on June 20. Minister-in-charge of Unifor, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas stressed that the reopening notification is subject to places of worship gazetted under the Missionary Societies Ordinance […]

Non-muslim marriage registrations allowed during RMCO

PUTRAJAYA: Non-muslim couples can register their marriage at 171 house of worship that have been given the permission to resume operations by the Ministry of National Unity, beginning Wednesday (June 10) during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period. “Therefore, couples who want to register their marriage are advised to refer to the list of […]

SDMC studies opening more houses of worship

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will decide how churches and other non-Muslim places of worship in the state will reopen after the end of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) on June 9. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that the committee would also decide on the standard operating procedure […]

174 non-Muslim houses of worship allowed to reopen from June 10

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 174 non-Muslim houses of worship have been allowed to resume operations from June 10 according to the standard operating procedure (SOP) for Houses of Worship in Green Zones. In a statement issued today, the Ministry of National Unity said their applications were approved according to the requirements of the SOP such […]

Follow directives from SDMC, says Archbishop

REOPENING OF NON-MUSLIM HOUSES OF WORSHIP KUCHING: Extreme caution has been emphasised with regards to the possibility of churches and other non-Muslim houses of worship reopening starting June 10 as permitted by the authorities. Although he felt heartened by this, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuching, Most Reverend Simon Poh, thought it was advisable to wait […]

SOPs for houses of worship will be finalised by Monday

PUTRAJAYA: The standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to the opening of houses of worship of non-Muslims while the conditional movement control order (CMCO) is in force will be finalised by Monday (May 18), said the Ministry of NationaI Unity (MNU). In a statement here, MNU said its minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique together with representatives […]