https://www.scmp.com/rss/325381/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Malaysia’s religious divisions were laid bare this week after a self-service laundromat in Johor attempted to ban non-Muslims, provoking scathing criticism from the state’s monarch. The launderette’s owner incurred social media outrage for turning away non-Muslims over “hygiene factors”, and leaders from the Malay Muslim-dominated government initially kept quiet on the issue. But that changed when Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor tore into the business. “I cannot accept this nonsense. This is... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2113449/what-royal-rebuke-and-politicians-silence-over-muslim-only?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2113449/what-royal-rebuke-and-politicians-silence-over-muslim-only?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:33:35 +0000