Kuala Lumpur: Tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing today said that recognising bak kut teh as a national heritage food has nothing to do with race or religion.
He said bak kut teh is not a new dish in Malaysia either, and is available in both halal and non-halal versions.“The recognition of bak kut teh as a heritage food is in accordance with the National Heritage Act 2005. It is unrelated to matters of race or religion,” he said during his winding-up speech on the king’s speech in the Dewan Rakyat.
Several opposition MPs however interjected and offered rebuttals to his remarks, prompting him to present a screenshot of a 2018 article from PAS’s news site detailing how its national unity bureau had served halal bak kut teh at several by-elections six years ago.Salamiah Nor however said that the bak kut teh referred to by Tiong was “PAS’s bak kut teh” and not the same as the dish being recognised as a national heritage food.“This is why we reject .
Section 3 of the act prohibits the minister from issuing policies, statements, or directives in matters where the conservation and preservation of heritage concerns the power or jurisdiction of a state, without consultation with the relevant state authority. Bak kut teh, a herbal pork dish widely considered to have originated from Klang, was officially recognised by the government as a national heritage dish on Feb 23.
Meanwhile, Rushdan Rusmi asked whether due process was followed before bak kut teh was declared a national heritage food.
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