KOTA KINABALU, May 27 -- Warisan has warned against importing what it describes as divisive religious policies from Peninsular Malaysia into Sabah, following controversy over Selangor planning guidelines restricting non-Muslim places of worship from operating in commercial areas and shoplots.

Warisan vice-president Datuk Junz Wong said Sabah has had a long-standing culture of moderation, religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence that must not be undermined by policies that risk creating unease among minority communities.

He called on Sabah leaders from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) to publicly state their position on the issue, noting that four DAP representatives sit in the Selangor State Executive Council that approved the guid...