However, the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) is cautious about the idea. In Malaysia, the Covid-19 outbreak, which started in January 2020, has had a huge impact on our tourism industry, notes Motac. For the live events industry, it is reported that this sector contributes around RM400mil in revenue yearly for Malaysia. With the surge in cases since April and the implementation of MCO3.0, efforts to revive the tourism industry have been hampered. “Due to that, all arts and cultural activities like live events will not be allowed until the government relaxes the MCO.

Source: The Star June 13, 2021 00:21 UTC