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Taoists & Buddhists: Sharing teachings over social media, messages

Ms Yeap Li Man, a Taoist, praying at an altar at the main entrance of the Temple of the Heavenly Jade Emperor in Telok Ayer. Visitors are temporarily not allowed inside, in response to Dorscon Orange. ST PHOTO: MARCELLIN LOPEZ
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Over the past month, Taoist Yeap Li Man, a human resource manager, has been praying outside the Temple of the Heavenly Jade Emperor.

At its entrance in Telok Ayer Street, a notice dated Feb 12 states that visitors are temporarily not allowed inside the temple in response to the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (Dorscon) getting raised to Orange.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on March 22, 2020, with the headline Taoists & Buddhists: Sharing teachings over social media, messages. Subscribe