Concert Crackdown: New Guidelines

Rahul Kukreja, Director Talent Booking, RK Live Asia

23-Apr-25 08:30

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The Youth and Sports Ministry has introduced new SOPs for organising concerts, aimed at curbing drug abuse. The measures include deploying a medical team for emergency cases and displaying trailer messages about the dangers of drugs. To discuss these SOPs, we’ll be speaking with Rahul Kukreja, Director of Talent Booking at RK Live Asia - a concert promoter and talent booking agency.

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Tags: Malaysia law, concerts, sops, drugs,

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