00:00The Higher Education Ministry has asked University of Malaya's management to provide an explanation for a scene in a theatrical
00:07performance competition at the varsity that drew online criticism for being overly suggestive.
00:13Higher Education Minister Zambri Abdul-Kadir said he had read reports about the issue online but needed more information.
00:21A viral video of the scene had briefly featured a couple on a bed.
00:25UM issued an apology this morning saying the competition rules require each performance to be free of negative elements, provocation
00:34or content that can affect religious, moral, ethical and cultural values as well as the university's good name.
00:42It said Chex found that the controversial scene was not in the original script vetted beforehand and that this was
00:49a breach of the competition rules.
00:51It also said the play had been disqualified from the competition and that steps were being taken to increase monitoring
00:58of performances and ensure that such incidents do not recur.
01:02Natasha Bust, FMT
01:04CSD
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