Kedah drops Ramadan bar closure plan
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2015-08-21
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The PAS-led Kedah government has dropped plans to enforce a 1997 state enactment that requires bars, discos and karaoke clubs to close during the coming Ramadhan, a state official told AFPtoday.
The northern state decided in May to enforce closure of all entertainment outlets during the holy month, as stipulated in the state law passed by the previous BN-led administration.
However, the plan drew criticism from entertainment outlet operators, as well as other Pakatan Rakyat components who feared that a blanket ban would alienate non-Muslim voters.
Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/170171
Camera: Hazlan Zakaria
Editing: Tan Jiun Wuu
The northern state decided in May to enforce closure of all entertainment outlets during the holy month, as stipulated in the state law passed by the previous BN-led administration.
However, the plan drew criticism from entertainment outlet operators, as well as other Pakatan Rakyat components who feared that a blanket ban would alienate non-Muslim voters.
Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/170171
Camera: Hazlan Zakaria
Editing: Tan Jiun Wuu
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