Umno calls for events to be reviewed after Bukit Bintang water festival

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Party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says programmes must uphold local values, customs, religious sensitivities and norms.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/05/01/umno-calls-for-events-to-be-reviewed-after-bukit-bintang-water-festival   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/05/01/penganjuran-harus-selari-budaya-agama-dan-identiti-tegas-umno  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.  Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00UMNO has called for events such as the ongoing Bukit Bintang Water Festival to be reviewed to

00:06ensure they align with Malaysia's cultural values, religious sensitivities and society's norms.

00:12Party President and Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said all programs must uphold local

00:18values, customs, religious sensitivities and norms. He said UMNO took seriously the concerns

00:25expressed by the Federal Territory's Islamic Religious Department and Federal Territory's

00:31Mufti Department, saying they reflect the concerns of a large segment of Malaysians.

00:36Zahid said organizers should discuss future programs with the authorities to preserve community harmony.

00:42He added that guidelines also need to be refined and tightened to ensure all events are aligned

00:48with Malaysia's cultural values, religion and national identity. The Rain Rave Water Music

00:54festival is taking place from April 30th to May 2nd in Bukit Bintang as part of the Visit

01:00Malaysia 2026 campaign.

01:02Natasha Bust, FMT.

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