Sebagai seorang warganegara yang mendukung hak bersuara dan hak untuk berbeza pendapat, saya secara peribadi tidak menyokong penganjuran Better Beer Festival 2017 yang dijadualkan diadakan di sebuah kawasan hipster kelas menengah di Kuala Lumpur dengan promosi besar-besaran. Apatah lagi bagi saya seorang Muslim, gandingan istilah ‘pesta’ dan ‘arak’ memberi konotasi yang negatif.
‘Political sensitivities’ no reason to ban beer fest, says Penang CM
BANNING an event over “political sensitivities” can set a dangerous precedence, the Penang government said today, following the cancellation of the Better Beer Festival by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) yesterday.
Beer today, dogs tomorrow?
If we want others to respect our rights, then we should respect the rights of others, even if we disagree with them. By Thomas Fann At best, I would consider myself a social drinker – a very occasional glass of wine with a meal and, at most, a few pints of beer a year, never…
DAP, PKR, MCA condemn decision to disallow KL beer festival
DAP says city hall’s action is inconsiderate while MCA says the local authority cannot arbitrarily reject the application. PETALING JAYA: DAP, PKR and MCA have condemned the decision by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to disallow The Better Beer Festival 2017, scheduled for Oct 6-7.
Selangor PKR reps deny defection plot
PKR assemblymen in Selangor have denied claims that eight of them were going to join former menteri besar Muhammad Muhammad Taib in jumping ship to Umno to topple the state government.
Minta DBKL Mengkaji Semula Penolakan Permohonan “Bet-ter Beer Festival 2017” Yang Dirancang Diadakan Pada 6-7 Oktober 2017 di Solaris Damansara Kuala Lumpur
1. Kami membaca laporan berkenaan penolakan permohonan “Better Beer Festival 2017” dengan terkejutnya, kerana DBKL tidak memberi apa-apa alasan terhadap penolakan permohonan aktiviti tersebut. 2. Mengikut laporan akhbar, aktiviti ini pernah diadakan di Pada 2012, ia diadakan di Taps Beer Bar di Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur dengan kehadiran 200 pengunjung. Ini diikuti pada 2016…
DBKL haramkan ‘Better Beer Festival 2017’
KUALA LUMPUR – Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) menolak permohonan penganjuran ‘Better Beer Festival 2017’ yang dirancang diadakan pada 6 dan 7 Oktober depan di Solaris Damansara di sini.
Kit Siang wants Jannie Lasimbang as CEC member
DAP parliamentary leader says he will propose to co-opt Lasimbang into the party’s national leadership once its conflict with the RoS is resolved. PETALING JAYA: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang says he will make the proposal to co-opt former Bersih Sabah 2.0 chairperson Jannie Lasimbang into the party’s central executive committee (CEC) once its conflict…