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#Thirst2015: Seri Serdang State Rep Behind Event Objection Due To Mistaken Identity?

by Lainey
April 28, 2015
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On Saturday (25th April), this year’s #Thirst2015 themed, “We Are All Stardust” was abruptly cancelled at the 11th hour. In fact, the announcement only came in barely an hour before it was supposed to have opened its doors to partygoers at the Mines International Exhibition and Convention Centre (MIECC), Mines Resort City.

While most of us are still reeling from shock and disappointment over the news, a new finding might take you to a whole new level of disbelief.

THIRST 2015

MMO today reported that Seri Serdang assemblyman Noor Hanim Ismail had submitted an objection letter on the day before “Thirst 2015: We Are All Stardust”, which led to its cancellation. The PAS representative had admitted being the person behind an official complaint letter, saying it was her responsibility as a Muslim to oppose the concert, which is sponsored by beer company Heineken.

“It was the local authority’s decision. It is my responsibility as a Muslim and assemblyman to oppose it,” she was reported as saying by online news portal TMI.

A copy of the letter dated 24th April revealed that Hanim had expressed concerns over the concert’s organisers, although the letter did not name the entertainment event company.

Thirst 2015 Cancelled
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But here’s the huge plot twist: While she expressed concern over drugs, she also said in the letter that the concert organiser tended to use different company names to apply for permits and that it was always the same people behind the scenes.

“The same people organising this programme were also involved in the programme in Bukit Jalil,” she wrote in the letter, referring to the Future Music Festival Asia event that left 6 dead from drug overdose in March last year. She also described the #Thirst2015 as a “mega disco”.

Just in case you didn’t know, “Thirst 2015: We Are All Stardust” was organised by Future Sound Asia while “Future Music Festival Asia” (FMFA) was organised by Livescape Asia. So yes, perhaps a case of mistaken identity on her part had caused #Thirst2015 to have been abruptly cancelled, for nothing.

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Meanwhile, Serdang MP Dr Ong Kian Ming said that Noor Hanim was wrong to object to the concert venue which was not even in her constituency. He said that Noor Hanim should have brought her concerns up with him and Seri Kembangan assemblyman Ean Yong Hian Wah, as the venue was located within his constituency.

He said her objections, without checking the facts about the concert’s conditions, has also painted a negative image of the Pakatan Rakyat Selangor government. “If Seri Serdang wanted to make objections, at the very least her office should have informed Seri Kembangan, who is also the Selangor exco for local government,” said Ong in a separate TMI report.

According to him, the concert had been approved by the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) and officers from these agencies would have been on duty during the concert to ensure that no substance abuse or other illicit activities were committed.

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UPDATE (28th April, 3:30pm):

Our friends at The Livescape Group have released an official statement regarding the matter above, stepping forward to make clear that they had no involvement whatsoever in the planning or the execution of #Thirst2015.

Full statement as follows:

The Livescape Group sympathises with Future Sound Asia on the recent cancellation of Thirst 2015. We would like to state on record that we have no involvement in the planning or execution of the said event. The comments from the ADUN of Sri Serdang is regrettable and tantamount to defamation. Our lawyers have been informed. As a tax paying business operator in this country, we advise all politicians of both political divides to check their facts prior to releasing statements that could harm or jeopardise the live events industry. Evidently, false reasoning has been used to justify an objection and yet another organiser have been made to pay as a consequence.

What are your thoughts on this, dance music community of Malaysia? Do you too agree that all of the above could’ve been easily avoided if thorough fact-checking was made prior to the inital objection? Was it necessary to penalise an event organiser on such a scale over mistaken identity?

Feel free to voice out in the comments box below.

Sources: MMO, TMI.

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