THE national unity minister is working with non-Muslim groups towards reopening their places of worship, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

He said the National Security Council has discussed this and that minister Halimah Mohamed Sadique will table a report on Saturday.

“The minister will discuss the matter with representatives of the five biggest (non-Islamic) religions in Malaysia, namely Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Taoism,” Ismail said during a daily press conference on the Covid-19 response.

He said a decision will be made known by Tuesday.

Yesterday, de facto religious affairs minister Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri announced that mosques and some surau in the Federal Territories are allowed to conduct Friday prayers starting today. 

The prayers may be held if there are at least three people excluding the imam and not more than 30 people in the congregation.

Malacca, Penang, Sabah and Sarawak mosques and surau have also approval to open. – May 15, 2020..