I refer to report Anti-khalwat men terrify elderly foreign couple .

I am shocked at the level of impunity at which our religious police can go around poking their noses into the bedrooms of our foreign guests. It is no wonder that Thailand and Singapore bag the lion's share of tourists in the region by miles.

Why spend millions on marketing campaigns when it can be undermined by stupid and insensitive religious officials. Why bother with 'Visit Malaysia Year 2007' if we are going to give our religious authorities carte blanc to harass tourists who can go to other countries where their privacy is not invaded willy-nilly?

We have yet to find out if the religious officers have been reprimanded, their salary docked or even fired. What did they think they were doing knocking on the door of a white tourist couple in Langkawi at 2am?

If this is what Malaysia's Islam Hadhari is all about, you can keep it. We don't want it. We can get this in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for free.

I can almost guess what the American couple below will report to their friends and family back in the US, 'Malaysia - truly give it a miss'.