City Halls Tak-Bolehwood draws flak

comments     Yoon Szu-Mae     Published     Updated

Kuala Lumpur City Hall's decision to bar the Instant Caf Theatre from holding future performances after one of its shows had allegedly flouted the guidelines attracted criticism from various arts and human rights organisations today.

Kathy Rowland, co-founder of the art and culture website kakiseni.com , labelled the move as an attack on "free speech and the sense of humour of Malaysians in general."

She said the permit process was "outdated" and unnecessarily disadvantages the arts community and its large audience base.

"What is the basis for DBKL's (City Hall) actions?" she asked, adding that such decisions by middle-level officials is incongruent with the government discourse on having an open society, Vision 2020, and making the capital attractive to tourists.

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