Malaysia: The nature of discrimination against East Indians from the Punjab in relation to the serving of food in restaurants, the forced closure of restaurants serving East Indian food which does not conform to Malaysian custom (Mogul) and the consequences of non-compliance

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 1 May 1990
Citation / Document Symbol MYS5253
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There is no currently available information in the sources consulted by the IRBDC on discrimination against East Indians from the Punjab in relation to the serving of food in restaurants or the forced closure of restaurants serving East Indian food.

According to the Encyclopedia of the Third World, "the government has "refused to accede to demands for the imposition of Islamic religious law in cases involving non-Muslims." [ George Thomas Kurian, Encyclopedia of the Third World, 3rd. ed., Vol. 2 (New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1987), p. 1264.]

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George Thomas Kurian, Encyclopedia of the Third World, 3rd. ed., Vol. 2 (New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1987), pp. 1264, 1267.

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