Coronavirus: Indonesia’s haj cancellation fuels anti-government rumours; Malaysia generally accepts decision

Indonesia’s cancellation of this year’s haj to holy sites in Saudi Arabia due to the coronavirus pandemic is being exploited to stoke anti-government sentiment, while in Malaysia the decision has been widely accepted and understood.The cancellations by the two Muslim-majority countries in Southeast Asia come as Saudi Arabia has yet to decide whether the annual pilgrimage will go ahead.Observers expect Riyadh to scale back or call off this year’s haj in a rare occurrence since the kingdom was…