Curb influx of foreign Islamic speakers - Idris

The Melaka Islamic Religious Department (JAIM) and the Melaka Islamic Religious Council (MAIM) have been urged to curb the influx of foreign Islamic speakers into the state.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron said the situation could give a negative impact on local Islamic speakers as if they were not qualified to preach to the people.

"We will set stricter conditions for the entry of foreign Islamic speakers to curb the spread of negative things or issues from arising," he added.

A total of 157 Islamic speakers from Indonesia, Libya, Pakistan, Syria, Thailand, Yemen, Egypt, Lebanon, Singapore, India, Iraq and Jordan had entered Melaka since 2015.

--BERNAMA