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ALIFE and Thirst organisers to host press conference to address issue of event cancellations
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Arts, Live International Festivals and Events Association (ALIFE) will be holding a press conference to address the concerns of major live events cancellations happening frequently. Thirst organisers, Future Sound Asia will also be present at the press conference to share their thoughts.
The statement announcing the press conference reads:
"ALIFE stands united alongside Future Sound Asia, the organisers of Thirst 2015, whom we strongly believe are victims of a flawed and archaic permit application system. Event cancellations in Malaysia has happened one too many times impacting Malaysia's vision and aspiration of becoming a leading, vibrant and liveable country, impacting local and international stakeholders and consumers.
ALIFE will be hosting a press conference this **Tuesday, 5/5/2015 at 1500 Black Box Publika** Kuala Lumpur to address these constant changes and for the first time, Thirst 2015 organisers will also be sharing their journey.
**Local and international media are invited to attend with their respective photographers/videographers.**
**Stakeholders and industry members are also welcome to observe or participate in the event**. Do join us, lend your support and show that arts, events & entertainment matters!
Please rsvp to [email protected] by 4 May 2015."
29 April: With a defamation suit in the works, the Thirst cancellation debacle is far from over
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PAS' Noor Hanim said she was merely acting for the sake of public safety as she believed the organiser of the highly controversial FMFA was also behind the Thirst event
Following Noor Hanim's statement, FMFA organiser, Livescape is possibly taking legal action against the Sri Serdang assemblyperson for defamation
The police, however, said the cancellation of the event was in no way influenced by Noor Hanim's objection letter and was cancelled due to safety concern
MPSJ, who has been receiving heat from the public, puts the blame on Thirst organiser for not having the proper permit before selling the tickets
28 April: Serdang assemblyman Noor Hanim's objected to Thirst despite the event being outside of her constituency
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Her reason for objecting Thirst was on the basis of her "responsibility as a Muslim", despite having safety measures and other pertinent terms and conditions imposed by the organisers
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27 April: Support for Thirst 2015 withdrawn due to public objection, says Serdang police
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26 April: Thirst 2015 cancelled because cops withdrew support at the last minute
DAP's Serdang MP Ong condemned the police's decision to withdraw support at the 11th hour
25 April: Sad news for Malaysians who were going to attend 'Thirst 2015: We Are All Stardust' as the event has been cancelled, according to the official statement posted by Future Sound Asia on its FB page.
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Future Sound Asia, whose team relentlessly spent the last one year organising 'Thirst 2015' are extremely upset at this outcome
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This is a developing story. Please come back for more. In the meantime, you can e-mail Future Sound Asia for additional details.
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