Why concert venue was changed, Dr Wee asks Penang govt

IPOH: The Penang government should provide reasons for the change in venue for a concert that was supposed to be held in Kepala Batas, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

The MCA president said he found it strange that the venue was changed, despite both locations being part of the state.

“I don’t know what the state government’s justification is, because last time, Lim Guan Eng used to say if there were any concerts cancelled elsewhere, they should head to Penang.

“But now it looks like their actions are a little strange. The state government used to say that the green wave will not reach Penang, but with the latest development, people are asking what is going on.

“If last time, they used to criticise others, now it is the same for others to ask them questions as well,” he told reporters after launching the Perak MCA convention here on Saturday (Aug 26).

On Friday (Aug 25), Penang MCA chairman Tan Teik Cheng said the move by the state government to scrap a concert in Kepala Batas on Sept 20 was disappointing.

He said it seems like the state government was riding on the green wave that had swept the northern states recently.

During a press conference, chief minister Chow Kon Yeow had said the organisers agreed to relocate the venue of the concert – “Viral Lagu-Lagu TikTok Malaysia Indonesia 2023”- from Dewan Millennium in Kepala Batas to Batu Kawan Stadium in Nibong Tebal.

On the issue of male attendees told to wear songkok before they could enter the Penang exco swearing-in ceremony, Dr Wee said the DAP had criticised MCA when its members wore songkok.

He said all this time, there were complaints when MCA did the same, and our leaders lost elections due to that (wearing of songkok).

“After a few decades, the same thing is happening. So they need to walk the talk.

“If they are doing the same, then it is wrong that they have been criticising us all this time,” he added.

On Aug 16, male attendees of the Penang exco swearing-in ceremony were told to wear songkok before they could enter the ceremony hall in Dewan Sri Pinang.

These new rules had left many surprised as there were no such rules in similar state ceremonies in the past.