This follows a proposal by an assemblyman to allow 'shariah-compliant cinemas' in the state.
KOTA BHARU: Kelantan will remain without cinemas, as it has been over the past 30 years.
The state government has decided it will not have movie theatres in the state, said State Local Government, Housing and Health Committee chairman Izani Husin.“After discussions, the government decided that there will be no cinemas in the state,” he said when winding up debate in the state assembly today.
Yesterday, Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim , when speaking during the debate on the royal address by the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V, proposed that the state government allow shariah-compliant cinemas in the state.The last time Kelantan had a cinema was in 1990 before PAS took over the administration of the state from Barisan Nasional .Today, Syahbuddin said he respected the decision of the state government on cinemas.
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