GEORGE TOWN: Music at thaneer panthal (refreshment) stalls along Thaipusam procession routes in Penang must stop at 11pm following instructions from the police, not the Penang Hindu Endowments Board (PHEB), said Penang MIC chairman Datuk Dhinagharan Jayabalan.
Dhinagharan, who is a commissioner with the board, said in a statement the decision was made after the police initially directed that all music be stopped by 10pm due to crowd control and public safety concerns.
