After PAS protests 'Songkran Festival', organiser changes name

The organiser of the “Songkran Festival” in Perak has changed the name of the upcoming celebration to “Sahom Water Festival” following criticism from PAS.

Sahom Valley Resort managing director Shariff Ali Jabad Ali said on Facebook that renaming the festival scheduled for Aug 26 and 27 was to avoid controversy and ward off the stigma of some parties towards the event.

“The first programme organised in...