‘Concert guidelines optional’


PUTRAJAYA: Concert promoters and fans can rest easy now that the Malaysian Islamic Development Department’s (Jakim) new set of guidelines on gender segregation during performances is “entirely voluntary”.

Jakim director-general Datuk Othman Mustapha said the new guidelines were merely a “reminder” following improvements to the previous ones set in 2007.

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