"(The issue) can be debated (by scholars) but (better to do it) behind closed doors, so as not to confuse the people," he said in his speech at the Turath Islami Selangor festival here today.

For this year, as of May 12, he said the department had issued a total of 1.67 million passports and, of that number, a total of 464,725 passport applications were made online.

Dalam pada itu, kata Amirudin lagi, kerajaan negeri berazam dan bertekad melaksanakan dasar-dasar serta pelaksanaan agar negeri ini menjadi negeri ‘tahan uji’.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Irzam said a total of 4,106 cases of open burning were recorded until last March.

According to the circular, all outdoor activities must be halted if the temperature exceeds 35 to 37 degrees for three days running.

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Dr Zaliha said she would meet Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek soon to discuss the guidelines and standard operating procedure for students, which will be issued before school reopens next week.