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    Malaysian resort forced to scrap Miss Bikini night

    By SEAN YOONG - Associated Press | AP – Fri, Sep 23, 2011

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A beach resort in Muslim-majority Malaysia on Friday scrapped a publicity event for an international "Miss Bikini" pageant after officials warned it could promote indecent behavior.

    The Pangkor Island Beach Resort had planned to host a preview of the pageant, which is scheduled to take place in Thailand later this year. However, government officials in Malaysia's northern Perak state issued a statement this week insisting the event would "tarnish the country's image."

    The resort will proceed with a "Full Moon Beach Party" on Oct. 7 but will cancel the "Miss Bikini" preview that was to be part of the program, resort spokeswoman Doris Chin told The Associated Press.

    The preview would have featured an ice sculpture and announcements of pageant details, but no women parading in bikinis, Chin said. The two-day barbecue beach party with a disc jockey music competition is expected to attract 1,500 guests.

    Controversy surrounding the event surfaced partly because some Muslim activists in Perak believed the resort was organizing a bikini-wearing contest in Pangkor, a fishing island that authorities often promote for its idyllic seaside and boating activities.

    Hamidah Othman, the state government's official in charge of tourism and investment, said authorities would not allow such an event, which she said could "cause a negative impact and shame the nation."

    Activists were also concerned because photos on Facebook of a beach party at the resort last year showed several young bikini-clad women, mainly from Malaysia's ethnic Chinese non-Muslim minority. Chin said the resort cannot prevent female guests from wearing bikinis, but it will ensure that no women who do so appear onstage during the party to "respect the government requirements and local culture."

    Malaysia is known for conservative policies for issues related to sexual morality. Unmarried Muslim couples caught alone together in hotel rooms and other private places can be jailed for an offense described as "close proximity." Muslim women who become pregnant without getting married can also be imprisoned for up to two years in some states.

     

    266 comments

    • Edwin
      Edwin  •  8 mths ago
      Typical Muslim double standards. When a "strict" Muslim gets on a plane it he will drink booze until it makes him sick. I have seen it myself on flights from Bahrain to the UK. When the 10,000 feet buzzer dings their hands go to the call buttons.
      • Eric
        Eric 8 mths ago
        You should record it and post it on youtube so the muslim radicals will hunt him down lol.
      • sean
        sean 8 mths ago
        They can drink in Bahrain anyway, many Saudi tourists go there to indulge in Western vices.
      • shah
        shah 8 mths ago
        why cant muslims drink and the christians , jews, buddhist, hiindus can? so its a bad thing if muslim drink and not for christian and other religion if they do?
    • abang yang terkenal
      abang yang terkenal  •  8 mths ago
      For those commented with hate about this, here's for you. What if Muslims want to do Islam-related functions for muslim only with all the Big speakers and Large crowd openly in Aus, UK, Canada, US, Japan, or even Singapore. Will it approved? These country considered liberal country uhuh. Choy, people got 'selective' lense of judging nowadays.
      • Ma Fulat
        Ma Fulat 8 mths ago
        Ya ya aglee... want to see young lady wit bikini...? Just google maaa... Mor plivacy... w/out bikini oso got one....
    • Julian
      Julian  •  8 mths ago
      @Rob G.......not all of us live in trees. I hv flat screen tv! come check out malaysia la
    • hardyyboyy
      hardyyboyy  •  8 mths ago
      But showing miss world contest in tv for bikini catogary its ok
      • mat kilang
        mat kilang 8 mths ago
        well, there's some blurring/mosaic obscuring the more vivacious curves on tv ;-)
      • redfaceindian
        redfaceindian 8 mths ago
        Mat Kilang ; admit it, you guys are perverts.
    • soothsayer
      soothsayer  •  8 mths ago
      They should hold it in the Philippines.
    • Eddy Chonk
      Eddy Chonk  •  8 mths ago
      I guess Malaysia has their rights to ban bikini bottoms just as the pageant organizers has their rights to ban grandmas' from participating in it. fair enough
      • Doug
        Doug 8 mths ago
        Sponge bob would not approve
    • Rob G
      Rob G  •  8 mths ago
      Note to self:

      No reason to visit Malaysia.
    • gone
      gone  •  8 mths ago
      However, over at the beheading and then at the stoning of the woman... Now that there was a crowd of muslims having a great time... Not one muslim protestor!!!
    • bluemoon
      bluemoon  •  8 mths ago
      its like 1492 there
    • Peter N
      Peter N  •  8 mths ago
      forced muzzie crap
    • Kascha_Kwan
      Kascha_Kwan  •  8 mths ago
      PANTY PARTY !
    • Chris
      Chris  •  8 mths ago
      I declare this to be a travesty.
    • Serious Shepherd
      Serious Shepherd  •  8 mths ago
      The cancellation revolves around VOTES especially:
      - with the general election is looming
      - the event will take place in the Perak Chief Minister's constituency
      - the ruling party relies on votes from the conservative majority Malays, since they effectively unable to get support from the liberal but minority Chinese, but made up 48% of Perak's population
    • Goh
      Goh  •  8 mths ago
      ban gambling too.............
    • Jagjit
      Jagjit  •  8 mths ago
      Fiji has beautiful beaches for 'Miss Bikini' pageant and the like. The country warmly welcomes visitors (&investment) and has relaxed sexual morality. It has no 'close proximity' rules and regulations
    • Raoul
      Raoul  •  8 mths ago
      Hey, they should have planned a fully garbed show, including the eyes. Or would the moooolah object to that too?
    • peace
      peace  •  8 mths ago
      you got law right? so what to you mean?enforce women protection law lah.if found any ?preventive law is good but is not the only choice.
    • Redds
      Redds  •  8 mths ago
      What a bunch of crap.
    • Iono
      Iono  •  8 mths ago
      Oh please, you can party like a rock star in Malaysia and there are women everywhere who have the urge to shall we say dance.. got to keep that image up goooo Muslims LOL
    • Rob
      Rob  •  8 mths ago
      Promote indecent behavior? They wouldn't like me there at all.
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