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Malaysia concert organisers want police to release findings on music festival deaths
#Malaysia concert organisers want police to release findings on music festival deaths http://bit.ly/1REupOk
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Malaysian entertainment industry and concert organisers have called on the police to release their findings on the cause of the six deaths during the Future Music Festival Asia 2014 (FMFA).
This comes after The Star’s front-page report quoting the pathologist involved in the autopsies as saying that the victims died of heatstroke and not drug overdose as previously announced.
The association of Arts, Live, International Festivals and Events (ALIFE), in a statement, said it was “shocked” by the report, adding that the entire industry and not just the festival organisers had been kept in the dark.
It said an earlier claim that the victims died of drug overdose had portrayed the electronic dance music (EDM) genre in a bad light in Malaysia.
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Ignorance on the part of the Police of the real cause of death, or a cover-up of their earlier error?
The alleged drug overdoses were cited as the reason for the cancellation of several concerts, including the Life In Colour in April 2014 and Thirst 2015: We Are All Stardust in April.
In March, Singapore cancelled a concert to be held at the Changi Exhibition Centre “because of serious concerns over drug abuse”.
Star
Monday June 1, 2015 MYT 6:56:14 AM
Six deaths at Future Music Festival Asia actually caused by heatstroke
KUALA LUMPUR: For more than a year, everyone had been made to believe that the deaths of six people at the Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) 2014 were due to drug overdose.
But post-mortem results issued two months after the deaths showed the cause to be heatstroke, with drugs playing a negligible role.
Two out of the 16 revellers brought to hospital in critical condition did not even have any trace of illegal substance, according to a pathologist involved in the case, contradicting police statements that all the deaths were linked to drugs.
Yet, the authorities did not make the results known and the “drug overdose deaths” was used as grounds to cancel several concerts here recently and one in Singapore.
University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) forensic pathology department head Prof Dr K. Nadesan said he had sent several detailed reports correcting the police statements.
“Generally, the police did not show much interest in the reports. Unfortunately, they made statements without proper scientific reasons, which is not the right way.
“They should have spoken to us and encouraged an inquest into the case because it is a matter of public interest to prevent similar incidents,” he told The Star.
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Six deaths at Malaysia’s Future Music Festival Asia caused by heatstroke, not drug overdose http://bit.ly/1BByJED
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THIS WAS REPORTED IN MARCH 2014:
THE FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2014, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE TOURISM MINISTRY AS A VISIT MALAYSIA YEAR (VMY) 2014 PROJECT, WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER TWO DAYS.
REASON: DRUG OVERDOSE!
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*CHEW MEI FUN called herself a simple person. She could have added SIMPLE-MINDED.
Chew Mei Fun blamed the Pakatan Rakyat for the six drug-related deaths at the Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA): PR has not managed social problems in Selangor.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO BE ASKED OF HER: How are massage parlours, cyber cafes and drug taking inter-related?
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THE BUKIT JALIL STADIUM IS NOT IN SELANGOR.
Drug deaths did not happen in Selangor, state rep tells MCA’s Chew
The Malay Mail Online
SHAH ALAM, March 19 — Selangor has no jurisdiction over the six drug-related deaths at a recent music festival as it took place in Kuala Lumpur, a state executive councillor said today.
Datuk Teng Chang Kim said he was “shocked” that Barisan Nasional (BN) Kajang by-election candidate Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun had blamed the state government for the incident, which had occurred during the Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) last week.
“Chew Mei Fun should learn her geography. Bukit Jalil is in Kuala Lumpur.
“The issuance for permits for the festival is under the purview of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL)… and as for the drugs, it is the police’s responsibility, not Selangor,” he told reporters here.
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The Malay Mail Online - 1 hour agoSHAH ALAM, March 19 — Selangor has no jurisdiction over the six … The FMFA event, held at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, was an event sanctioned …
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She shoots both friends and foes alike in assigning blame for the Free Music Festival Fiasco (FMFF).
Malaysiakini
6:26PM Mar 18, 2014
Chew blames Pakatan for music fest disaster
BN candidate for Kajang Chew Mei Fun has blamed the death of six people due to drug abuse in the recent Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) in Kuala Lumpur to the Selangor government’s failure to curb social ills in the Pakatan Rakyat state.
“The recent deaths due to drug abuse at the FMFA reflect the failure of the Pakatan state government in managing social problems in their state.
“I regret that six innocent young lives have been lost at the music festival which was held at Bukit Jalil stadium, and I am also saddened by the fact that this could have been avoided if only Pakatan had been more effective in implementing their policies,” she said in a statement today.
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“Nazri and Khairy cannot escape from the blame as Nazri launched the event last year, while Khairy agreed to Iqbal meeting him.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/257489
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Malaysiakini
6:26PM Mar 18, 2014
Nazri, KJ must answer for music festival disaster
Cutlure and Tourism Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz and Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar cannot absolve themselves of last Friday’s Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) during which six youths died from drug overdose.
On Khairy’s part, Nik Nazmi said the Umno Youth leader was reported to have met with the organiser, Iqbal Ameer, who sought Khairy’s permission to use the outskirts of the Bukit Jalil National Stadium as the venue.
“Nazri and Khairy cannot escape from the blame as Nazri launched the event last year, while Khairy agreed to Iqbal meeting him.
“They should investigate the event that was organised there, since Khairy himself agreed to it then realised that the revellers in the electronic dance music or trance used drugs,” added Nik Nazmi, who is the PKR Seri Setia assemblyperson, and deputy Selangor assembly speaker.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/257489
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Sun daily
29 arrested at music fest for drugs
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested 29 people for various drug offences at the Future Music Festival Asia 2014 in Bukit Jalil Stadium here.
Cheras police chief ACP Mohan Singh said the arrests were made since Friday when the festival began.
“They were 13 locals and 16 foreigners. We are still investigating the drug activities during the festival, especially the six drug-related deaths,” he said in a statement today.
The six are believed to have died from methamphetamine overdose.
On Saturday, one person died in Bukit Jalil while another died on the way to the hospital. Four others died at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC ) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital (HUKM).
Mohan said 14 others who attended the festival are still hospitalised for suspected drug abuse.
“The 14 are receiving treatment in three hospitals – Hospital Kuala Lumpur, UMMC and HUKM. They include nine Singaporeans, an Iranian, a Taiwanese, a Myanmar national and a local,” he said.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/987358
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此外，有3人目前仍昏迷不醒。
警方初步調查，6名死者疑是吸食過量冰毒（甲基苯丙胺酸鹽，Methamphetamine），毒發時體溫上升，過后出現抽搐、耳鼻出血等狀況。
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THE FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2014 IS A VISIT MALAYSIA YEAR (VMY) 2014 PROJECT!
“The Future Music Festival Asia 2014 represents a great mark for Visit Malaysia Year (VMY) 2014. The fact that Malaysia is able to host this festival for the third consecutive year in 2014 on different aspects of our hospitality and culture, once again proves that we are committed to further intensify our interactions as stakeholders in the tourism and culture sector and working towards enhancing the contribution to economic development of Malaysia,” said Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Tan Sri Abdul Aziz, Minister of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia.
StageKL – Future Music Festival Asia 2014
Future Music Festival Asia 2014 is a Stage Concert showing on 13 – 15 March 2014 at … Bureau, an agency under Malaysia’s Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
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Future Music Festival Asia 2014 | Tourism Malaysia
www.tourism.gov.my/…
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COUNTING THE DEAD from methamphetamine overdose at the Future Music Festival Asia 2014 at Bukit Jalil Stadium.
*6 dead and 4 in a coma
1 died on the spot (at the festival grounds).
1 died on the way to hospital.
3 died at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC ) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital (HUKM).
1 died Saturday evening at HUKM.
(The six, who died from the drug intake were known as Kamal Zekry Kamal Basha, 22, Victor Wong E Hern, 26, Sabreena Kamaruddin, 21, M.Suresh, 28, Syazana Sohaime, 23, and Nor Faizza Mohd Wazir, 27.)
4 people, two of whom are in a coma, are in critical condition at both hospitals.
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Malay Mail photo
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NST photo
Concert-goers milling about at the cancelled Future Music Festival Asia in Bukit Jalil Stadium yesterday. The crowd dispersed by 9pm. Pic by Adi SafriRead more: 6 die of drug abuse at concert – General – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/6-die-of-drug-abuse-at-concert-1.515121#ixzz2w54tRLiX—
ST Communities @STCommunities
Future Music Festival Asia in KL cancelled after 6 die of drug overdose http://bit.ly/1d1ov9Y #fmfa2014 #FMFA pic.twitter.com/r5nXT66gBK
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REPORT: CANCELLATION OF FINAL DAY DUE TO DRUG OVERDOSE: 4 DEAD, 5 CRITICAL! Note, however, that the organizers say that only 1 died on the festival grounds.
Police say that all tested positive for high levels of drugs and the deaths have been classified as overdose.
Future Music Festival Asia
FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL ASIA – OFFICIAL STATEMENT – 15 MARCH 2014
This statement is in response to news reported in the media on the 5 alleged deaths associated with FMFA last night…As at 5.00PM on March 15, we can confirm that one death, and not five, took place on festival grounds on March 14.
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In the interest of public safety we have heeded the authority’s advice to not proceed with Day-3 of Future Music Festival Asia 2014. This is also to help in the on-going investigation. We appreciate the understanding of all parties and will share updates on this matter as soon as possible.
Details of refunds will be announced within one week. Ticket buyers are urged to logon to www.futuremusicfestival.asia for refund details.
https://www.facebook.com/futuremusicasia
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Star photo
Ticketholders waiting outside the festival venue at Bukit Jalil Stadium.
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KL police chief Mohmad Salleh was quoted as saying that the final day of the concert, scheduled for tonight, has been cancelled.
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The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have advised the organisers of Future Music Festival Asia 2014 to cancel Saturday’s event after five people died, with another four in critical condition due to methamphetamine overdose.
City police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Mohmad Salleh said nine people collapsed during Friday’s event after consuming drugs at around 1.30am.
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Another four people, two of whom are in a coma, are in critical condition at both hospitals SDCP Mohmad said
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Malaysiakini
5:18PM Mar 15, 2014
Five die due to drug overdose at concert
Five individuals have died while another four are in critical condition due to drug overdose while attending a concert at the Bukit Jalil stadium last night, the Star Online reported.
The nine reportedly consumed methamphetamine and collapsed at the grounds where the Future Music Festival Asia 2014 was taking place.
KL police chief Mohmad Salleh was quoted as saying that the final day of the concert, scheduled for tonight, has been cancelled.
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The report said that one person died on the spot while another died while being rushed to the hospital.
Three others died at the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital (HUKM). All were Malaysians between the ages of 21 and 28.
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“Throughout the two days, we arrested 22 people, three foreigners and seven locals, in possession of narcotics.
“In view of this incident and for the interest of public safety, we have advised the organisers to cancel Saturday’s event. Those who bought tickets should contact the organisers for refunds,” Salleh was quoted as saying.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/257178
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Asiaone Showbiz
Future Music Festival Asia 2014: Double up
In 2013, Pharrell Williams was bigger than ever.
This year, he exploded – thanks in no small part to that oversized Mountain hat, his latest fashion accessory.
Which is why there is great buzz leading up to the successful 40-year-old’s performance at Future Music Festival Asia 2014 in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
He headlines the highly-anticipated even that will also see US rapper-producer pair Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah and Raekwonand Malaysia’s Yuna taking to the stage.
http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/future-music-festival-asia-2014-double
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Star
Friday March 14, 2014 MYT 9:07:08 AM
Future Music Fest 2014 kicks off despite haze
Revellers having fun on the first day of Future Music Festival Asia at Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex, seemingly unperturbed by the thick haze. — IBRAHIM MOHTAR/The Star
Three-day event expected to attract some 85,000 fans, defying the haze that’s enveloped the city.
The unhealthy reading on the Air Pollutant Index did little to faze party-goers at Future Music Festival Asia 2014 last night.
The event dubbed as the biggest music festival in Southeast Asia kicked off its three-day party yesterday at Bukit Jalil National Stadium showgrounds.
Despite the worsening haze, day one of the event attracted thousands of fans. The event which started at 4pm featured performances by superstar DJ Deadmau5 alongside Adventure Club, R3hab and Will Sparks.
In light of the recent missing MH370 flight, a 12.8m-wide message wall has been set up for visitors to leave their hopeful thoughts and prayers.
Day two of the festival continues today with Dutch deejay Armin Van Buuren presenting his A State of Trance: 650 New Horizons Show.
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