The Malaysian state of Pahang - the biggest on peninsular Malaysia and the third biggest in Malaysia, banned discos. Seriously. Not for Islam, but for… drugs:
The police have singled out discotheques as places where youths consume ecstasy and dancing in drug induced stupor called “goyang kepala.”
Recently, the federal government banned poppy seeds (kas-kas) in the nations popular mamak (Indian Muslim) restaurants. Because, apparently, it is too addictive.
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Mao: The Unknown Story - by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday:
A controversial and damning biography of the Helmsman.
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August 7th, 2005 at 8:10 pm
I can’t get poppy-seeds in Singapore either - are they banned here too?