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by Norni Mahadi.
Posted on April 15, 2011, Friday
BARIO: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Senator Datuk Seri Idris Jala has sent a clear message that the Bible is not an issue in Sarawak.
In view of that, he urged the people to stop discussing the sensitive subject which could jeopardise the religious and racial harmony in the state.
“None of these bibles is in the hand of government. It is because the government had already released the 30,000 copies of the Bibles in Bahasa Malaysia imported from Indonesia at Port Klang and Kuching Port,” he said in his address at Bario Community Hall in conjunction with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s official working visit to Bario Hybrid Health Clinic at the Kelabit highland yesterday.
Idris was sad to note that a group of irresponsible people had manipulated the Bible issue for their political ends.
The government recently announced a 10-point solution to solve the bible issue in the country.
One of the 10 points stated that bibles in all languages including Bahasa Malaysia can be imported into the country and there is no requirement for any stamp or serial number for Sabah and Sarawak.
On the 10th Sarawak Election, he called the Kelabit community in Bario to give their total support to Barisan Nasional (BN).
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