Govt looking into elevating busking in KL ahead of Visit Malaysia 2026


KUALA LUMPUR: Since March 2014, a total of 579 street artists were given permits to busk on the city’s streets, Dr Zaliha Mustafa says.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) said that they include 374 under the music performance art category and 205 under the category of creative visual arts such as clowns, mascots, magicians, and henna artists.

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