Anwar’s political secretary, Azman Abidin, also said he was informed by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) that the bar, which will be launched on March 30, has not applied for an entertainment licence or for permission to carry out entertainment activities.

According to promotional material, the highlight of the launch is a performance by Thai men in lingerie called “Thai Hot Guy”.

Azman said the outlet, Privacy Tun Razak, was licensed as a restaurant to Beijing 9 Sdn Bhd.

“However, the company’s restaurant licence expired on Feb 4, 2021,” he said in a statement today.

“DBKL is reviewing whether to take action if it is found that the organisers have violated any rules and regulations.”

PAS sounds alarm over ‘obscene’ bar launch

Earlier today, PAS urged the authorities to reconsider permission granted for the launch, which it called “insensitive, “immoral” and “disgusting”.

PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said the event “clearly goes against local values and is insensitive towards Islam as the official religion”.

“What’s more, it’s going to be held during Ramadan,” he said in a statement.

He described the event as “hedonistic” and said it promotes obscenity and promiscuous sex, based on promotional material translated to English from the Chinese text.

Takiyuddin also said the party was disappointed that the restaurant decided to use the name of a former prime minister, the late Abdul Razak Hussein.

He said this was irresponsible and insensitive, and even insulted the image of a former national leader.

He said the authorities in charge of company registrations should be more cautious and not simply let individuals or companies register their business names without considering whether it was appropriate.