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Raising funds for community centre

Fashion and art rarely go hand-in-hand but two Malaysians have decided to give it a go for a good cause.

No permit to stage ‘Election Day ’

The soon to be staged Election Day by leading theatre group Five Arts Centremay not go on as intended due to problems in obtaining an entertainment licence fromKuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

Don't exploit your freedom, ICT advised

DON#8217;T play with fire, I>Mingguan Malaysia/I>#8217;s columnist Awang Selamat has advised Instant Cafe Theatre (ICT), which recently had its latest act cut short and then reinstated.

ICT free to perform show, says mayor

Instant Cafe Theatre (ICT), embroiled in a controversy over a theatre satire last week, is free to perform its show at anytime, Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohamad Shaid Mohd Taufek said.

Malaysia starts ad campaign on water talks

Malaysia starts a week-long media campaign to counter claims by Singapore that it was stalling talks with the republic over the water issue. The campaign involves a series of advertisements and a booklet denouncing misconceptions and allegations made by the Singapore government in its publication, I>Water Talks? If Only It Could/I>. The Prime Minister said Malaysia would give its version of the issue in the newspapers and explain every point.

Mixed views on action against ICT

Theatre practitioners and others responded with mixed views yesterday to news of City Hall's decision not to issue any more performing licences to the Instant Cafe Theatre (ICT) company after it failed to revise the script of a show.

City Hall: No more performing licence for Instant Cafe Theatre

City Hall has decided to no longer issue any performing licence to Instant Cafe Theatre Company (ICT) after the group refused to follow an order to revise the script of its sell-out show 'The 2nd First Annual Bolehwood Awards 2003 - The Director's Cut.'