https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/mala...-hnk/index.html

(CNN) — The world's largest beer festival is finally back after a two year dry spell but politicians in one country are still against celebrations returning -- and it isn't because of the pandemic.

"Although non-Muslims are not prohibited from drinking alcohol, the (Malaysian) government is of the opinion that allowing this festival to happen and making it open to the public should not happen as it will cause social problems," remarked Religious Affairs Minister Idris Ahmad, also a member of the conservative Islamist party PAS, in a written Parliamentary statement.

While he did clarify that his comments were about Muslims and that non-Muslims were still free to drink alcohol, he claimed that beer, traditionally consumed in heavy amounts at Oktoberfest events, would only lead to "social problems."

"Alcohol is seen to affect the harmony, order and safety of the community," he said.

"With regards to Oktoberfest, all parties should respect the rules and regulations of Malaysia based on Islam as the religion of the federation."

edit: Who so butthurt go and report lol. Go report CNN la

This post has been edited by NIckLJF: Sep 23 2022, 05:01 PM

fark

I dont see PAS complaint of using the sin tax (alchohol included)

Indirectly SIN tax is paying for his mercedes. So just STFU.

In Malaysia, religion also have that issue which he mentioned.

Should ban?

👀🍷🤭🤣

This post has been edited by AthrunIJ: Sep 23 2022, 02:10 PM

CNN ? Malaysia ? Beer ? Sin ? Wtf why i cant see any linkage but they manage to put them all together ?

This post has been edited by narf03: Sep 23 2022, 02:13 PM

Malaysia always makes global headlines for the wrong reasons

banggala betul

Hahaha

U feel humiliated

But most muslim syukur with this news

Sohei la they easily confuse that kedai runcit have to tint the fridge that they keep alcahol

How easily can u be confused with a can of coke vs a can of carlsberg

Diu lei

Whole world know the easy confusion term from this nation

you take the wang haram
bring go BNM exchange new note
become wang halal

owai

Suatu kebanggaan dan pencapaian dari PUAS.. dah femes ke bumi mat salleh

TAKE BEER oh wai

Tax on alcohol and using it as profit or for country, aint that a sín for islam?

Very contradicting

Without beer also got social problems in kelantan

take beer. ini tidak menyusahkan

rindu zaman ph.

Zahid acquitted and CNN chose not to report this