KUALA SELANGOR, Jan 4 — The state government will review its concert guidelines to prevent drug abuse-related deaths from recurring at such events.
State executive councillor for youth, sports, and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi said he would discuss the matter with the state executive councillor for local government, tourism, and New Village development Dato' Ng Suee Lim to address the issue.
"We deeply regret the recent tragic deaths. However, we trust that the authorities have conducted thorough investigations and lauded the move by the police to temporarily suspend the approval of permits for concerts.
"Our goal is to prevent such incidents from happening again," he said during the Selangor Madani Youth Tour Carnival 2024 Series 3 at Pantai Remis, Jeram today.
Yesterday, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the state police have temporarily suspended the approval of permits for concerts until investigations into the deaths of four individuals who attended the Pinkfish Concert in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, are completed.
Najwan also hopes that concert organisers will thoroughly evaluate the effectiveness of their implementation methods, particularly regarding the prevention of prohibited substances entering or being used at such events.
— Bernama
