The government will not ban future concerts or celebrations solely due to objections from certain quarters, said Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said in a parliamentary reply that any decision to cancel an event will only be taken after assessing the level of security risk.

He was responding to Dr Ko Chung Sen (DAP-Kampar), who asked if the government would ban non-Muslim events if met with protests, amid the cancellation of a number of beer festivals that were supposed to take place this month.

"Will non-Muslim celebrations which serve alcohol be banned in the future? " asked the opposition lawmaker?” Ko asked...