MELAKA: 'No Bikini' signage along the beachfront of Pulau Besar will only be put up after an in-depth discussion with stakeholders, according to the Melaka Historic City Council (MBMB).
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"At present, there is no request for us to put up the signboards on the island and we need to discuss it thoroughly. "Let us get a clear picture from stakeholders on the proper attire at Pulau Besar," he added when asked to comment on an incident where Islamic authorities in Melaka were upset that tourists in bikinis had sullied the image of Pulau Besar.
He said wearing a bikini is only suitable for the bedroom, not to be shown off to the community in Pulau Besar, and this should not be taken lightly.He said they would discuss possible action to be taken against tourists who sullied the sanctity of Pulau Besar, which has a history dating back to the establishing of Islamic civilisation here.
He said that following the bikini issue. some people had spread unfounded statements that bikinis were banned throughout the state.
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