kuala lumpur malaysian authorities scrap annual beer festival monday islamist party object event plan first weekend october country capital though plenty beer drinkers among sizable chinese indian minorities protest events deem western unislamic concert festivals involve alcohol common muslim-majority malaysia usually lead pan-malaysian islamic party pas kuala lumpur city hall dbkl say short statement monday reject application permit organizers good beer festival 2017 host event would enter sixth year organizers continue event without dbkl approval action take accordance exist laws city hall say mybeer sdn bhd company organize event say separate statement inform dbkl officials decision make due political sensitivity surround event member pas central committee riduan mohd say statement sept. 10 guarantee events would lead criminal act rape free sex opponents beer festival also launch campaign facebook block event around 6,000 people expect attend two-day festival would feature craft beers least 11 countries accord facebook post organizers local news report malaysia scrap beer festival follow islamists objections