Malaysia halts music festival after same-sex kiss by U.K. band The 1975
japantimes.co.jpKUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia's government halted a music festival in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, a day after the frontman of British pop rock band The 1975 kissed a male bandmate onstage and criticized the country's anti-LGBTQ laws."There will be no compromise against any party that challenges, disparages and violates Malaysian laws," Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said in a Twitter post after meeting with the organizers of the Good Vibes Festival, a three-day event that was set to run until Sunday.The 1975 has also been banned from performing in Malaysia, said a government committee that oversees filming and performances by foreign nationals.This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
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