BUTTERWORTH, Penang – Six foreign opera actors, including two Singaporean women, were apprehended in Penang, Malaysia, for allegedly breaching their social visit passes by staging performances. The local authorities raided the grounds of a place of worship in Butterworth...
The authorities raided a place of worship in Butterworth on Oct 10, following a tip-off about foreign nationals performing without permits.BUTTERWORTH, Penang – Six foreign opera actors, including two Singaporean women, were apprehended in Penang, Malaysia , for allegedly breaching their social visit passes by staging performances.
Penang Immigration director Nur Zulfa Ibrahim said the actors were caught in full costume and in the midst of their act. The detained individuals, who are aged between 40 and 60, comprise two Taiwanese men, two Taiwanese women and two Singaporean women. They are suspected of violating the conditions of their social visit passes.
Ms Zulfa said current regulations require foreign performing artistes to apply for an official permit from Puspal, the Malaysian government’s agency for filming and performing by overseas artistes.
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