Malaysia on Thursday denied reports that the Muslim-majority country blocked a performance by a Singapore ballet troupe due to squeamishness over tights-wearing dancers and said the show could go on.
However, the Singapore Dance Theatre had earlier said it was too late to stage the performance after it said Malaysian authorities this week denied them approval for the weekend appearance in the capital Kuala Lumpur.
"There is no ban and the show should go on as planned," Rais Yatim, minister of information, communications and culture, was quoted saying by state news agency Bernama. Full story
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