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The Hungry Ghost Festival is observed during the seventh month of the lunar calendar, drawing on Buddhist, Taoist and folk religious beliefs about the relationship between the living and the dead ...
News Malaysia » Penang » Religion: Penang Allocates RM3.6 Mln For Religious Schools, Quran Memorisers
The Penang government has allocated RM3.6 million for 342 registered Sekolah Agama Rakyat (SAR) in the state this year, including contributions to Quran memorisers (Al-Huffaz). Penang Deputy Chief ...
News Malaysia » Penang » Religion: Penang refutes NST report on religious interference by DAP in the state
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Penang records 109% increase in investments The DAP-led Penang government today denied a newspaper report that the party had ...
News Malaysia » Penang » Religion: How Malaysia can reverse trend of increasing religious intolerance
A series of incidents in recent years has been undermining the religious harmony that Malaysia has thus far enjoyed. This began with the infamous “cow-head protest” in Shah Alam in August 2009 against ...