Liow: Don't impose blanket ban on foreigners coming for beer festival and gay party


KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department should not impose a blanket ban on individuals who could be entering the country for the banned Better Beer Festival and gay party, said Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (pic).

The MCA president expressed surprise and disagreement with a statement by Immigration Department director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali on Saturday that the latter's department was working with the police and the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to ban individuals flying in for the banned beer festival and gay party.

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