Today, Jawi is one of the two official scripts in Brunei. In Malaysia, the position of Jawi is protected under Section 152 of the Federal Constitutionand under Section 9 of the National Language Act 1963/1967 as it retains a degree of official use in religious and cultural administration. In some states, most notably Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, Jawi attained the co-official script status, where businesses are mandated to adopt Jawi signages and billboards. Jawi is also used as an alternative script among Malay communities in Indonesia and Thailand.