Malaysian Court Delays Funeral After Dispute On Conversion

Malaysian courts are once again involved in a dispute over religious conversion. The AP today reports that Ngiam Tee Kong, a Malaysian Christian, has obtained a temporary order from the Kuala Lumpur High Court after the Federal Territory Islamic Council insisted that his wife be buried in a Muslim funeral. Council officials insisted that Wong Sau Lan, who died on Dec. 30, had converted to Islam before her death. Her husband says she remained a Christian and that the alleged conversion was illegal. Now the body will remain unburied until at least Jan. 18 when the High Court will hold a preliminary hearing.