Even in this new era, Mahathir ‘mudah lupa’

COMMENT | Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was at the launch of the "Visit Truly Asia Malaysia 2020", at KLIA, when he urged Malaysians to speak up and show their support for concerts that have the potential to attract tourists to the country.

He told those people who enjoyed such events not to allow their voices to be drowned out by the spoilsports and doom-mongers.

We know that in the past the tours of some artistes were cancelled because they had long hair, or their tattoos insulted some Muslims. Others had to comply with extra conditions, like not dancing on stage, or wearing skimpy clothing, before the events were given the go-ahead...