Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday said that the rise of lesbian, gay, transsexual and bisexual (LGBT) cases can be curbed through effective counselling.

christmas school 261211 muhyiddin The English-language daily New Straits Times reported that Muhyiddin ( right ) said the trend, which was previously prevalent in western countries, is against religious and moral values, and social norms.

“Sexual orientation problems also threaten the family institution,” he was reported as saying.

Meanwhile, the Malay-language newspaper Utusan Malaysi a reported that Bayan Baru MP Zahrain Mohamad Hashim will table a motion in Parliament next week to bar LGBT individuals from becoming MPs and senators.

“A person who is qualified to become an MP is also qualified to become the prime minister, and we don’t want a PM who will go around the world with a same-sex partner.

“It will reflect badly on the country,” the former PKR man said.