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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, March 31, 2011 (msn.com): Malaysia’s Selangor state has allocated a large tract of land for the construction of Hindu temples, gurudwaras and other non-Muslim shrines throughout the region.

Executive Councillor Xavier Jayakumar told the state assembly that the government, through the Non-Muslim Affairs Committee, has approved 90 applications for the purpose. Of the total area, 114 hectares were for Chinese temples, 7.67 for Hindu temples, 4.74 for churches and 0.74 for gurudwaras, he said.

Xavier also said the state government had no plan to come up with a masterplan for the construction of non-Muslim houses of worship. The government, through the committee, would however monitor and solve issues regarding the need for such houses in certain areas, he said.