Malaysian Government Will Not Ban All Concerts After The 1975 Personnel Kiss Case

JAKARTA - The Malaysian government has decided not to ban all international concerts in the country afterTENtu and Ross McDonald from The 1975 kissed on stage during the Good Vibes Festival earlier this year.

The confirmation, according to the New Straits Times, came after the Malaysian government announced that concerts should have a tombol turn off' to stop performances that violate guidelines.

At the time, the government was also debating whether international artists should also be banned from appearing in Malaysia.

But now, the ban has been ruled out, with Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Technology Teo Nie Ching announcing in parliament that local music fans and other international artists should not be punished for the actions of one band.

"The 1975 violated several guidelines and we are strengthening these guidelines to avoid a repeat of it," he said.

Just because of one incident, how can we cancel the other? Of the 296 artists, only one happened. How is this fair?

During their concert on July 21, koordinously kissed bassist Ross McDonald in front of a live audience at the Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur.

The remainder of the three-day festival was later canceled by authorities andmen and the band was banned from appearing in Malaysia.

The committee called the "disobedience to local performance guidelines" the reason for the cancellation.