‘Do not impose blanket ban’


KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department should not impose a blanket ban on foreigners coming for the now-banned Better Beer Festival or gay party, said MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

He expressed his surprise and disagreement with Immigration Department director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali, who said it was working with the police and Malay­sia Islamic Development Depart­ment (Jakim) to block anyone arriving for those events.

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