There is no law prohibiting a laundrette owner from putting up a sign that says "Muslim only" said former chief justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad.

"As far as I remember, I have never come across a legal provision in Malaysia that says this (putting up a Muslim only sign) is against the law. Please show me if there is," he wrote on his blog on Friday.

He added that a constitutional provision against discrimination "does not apply to individuals", only the government...