
Youth and Sports Minister says four-day event at MITEC Kuala Lumpur has not yet been approved
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The article describes a controversy over Carlsberg being named as the official beer partner of a four-day fitness event in Kuala Lumpur, scheduled for December 10 to 13 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre. Some participants say the alcohol sponsorship conflicts with their faith and the event's promotion of fitness. Youth and Sports Minister Mohammed Taufiq Johari confirmed the event had yet to be approved after the promotional announcement circulated online.
The tie-up has angered some participants who say it conflicts with both their faith and the event's promotion of fitness, highlighting tensions over alcohol marketing in Muslim-majority Malaysia.
On Wednesday, Youth and Sports Minister Mohammed Taufiq Johari confirmed that the four-day event, scheduled for December 10 to 13 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kuala Lumpur, had yet to be approved after a promotional announcement naming Carlsberg as the event's "official beer partner" circulated online.
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The Youth and Sports Ministry will decide whether to approve the event after reviewing the sponsorship concerns
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