Month: July 2023

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Hungry News

Good Vibes Festival 2023 Has Been Cancelled, Here’s The Food Vendors That We Can Support

The Good Vibes Festival 2023 has been cancelled after the controversial act by the band 1975. This has caused not only disappointment by those who have bought the tickets, but it has left the local players in a dilemma. The local musicians that has been waiting to perform and the food vendors who have invested a sum of money in preparation for the event.

To bounce back from the unfortunate event, some of the food vendors have come out with some promotion and pop-ups. Check out their social media for some of their updates, and if you’re around, let’s support them and also to help prevent food wastage.

myBurgerLab \ Instagram

Sausage Sizzle Malaysia \ Instagram

Superfine.KL \ Instagram

Hijau \ Instagram

Chez Will.i.am

Dream Burger \ Instagram

Flaaah \ Instagram

A Pie Thing \ Instagram

Kingu Kongu \ Instagram

Harvest Gourmet \ Instagram

Fifbites \ Instagram

Cheese station

Big Boss HSP \ Instagram

Kickin Prawns \ Instagram

Yoohoofries

Nachoslah \ Instagram

Nomms Fried Chicken \ Instagram

Mor’mantau

Beard Brothers BBQ \ Instagram

Pizza Mansion \ Instagram

Joshi Josh Catering \ Instagram

Wokit Malaysia \ Instagram

Cheezuto Cheese Toast \ Instagram

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Events News

What Happened During The 1975’s Show In Good Vibes Festival And Here’s What We Know

The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The band consists of lead vocalist, principal songwriter and rhythm guitarist Matty Healy, lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and drummer and primary producer George Daniel.

The band was scheduled to perform at the highly anticipated Good Vibes Festival which is held at Sepang for three days from July 21.

Unfortunately, the event was unexpectedly cut short after the band’s frontman Matt Healy and bassist Ross McDonald shared a kiss on stage during their rendition of I Like America and America Likes Me. While the act may be a sign of love, it is against the Malaysian government’s stance against LGBT rights.

Later on, Healy was recorded stopping a drone that was hovering over him and stomped on it. He expressed his anger, stating “If you push me, I’ll push back. Do not fly that f*cking robot in my face”.

He had also expressed his frustration with Malaysia’s policies against LGBT rights. He said that it was ridiculous to tell people what they can do and that he was ‘fucking furious’ about it, telling the crowd: “That’s not fair on you because you aren’t representative of your government”.

Healy went on to explain that they had contemplated pulling out of the show altogether before changing their mind at the last minute, saying “I pulled the show yesterday, and we had a conversation, and we said, ‘We can’t let the kids down because they’re not the government”.

“If you wanna invite me here to do a show, then you can f*ck off. I’ll take your money, you can ban me, but I’ve done this before, and it doesn’t feel good”, he added.

Shortly after the rant, the band was asked to leave the stage and before leaving the stage, Healy claimed that “We just got banned from Kuala Lumpur, goodbye”.

Good Vibes Festival has then released a statement expressing their regret at the set being cut short due to the band’s ‘non-compliance with local performance guidelines’. 

In the Appendix B, 5.1.2 of the Central Agency for Application for Filming and Performance by Foreign Artistes (Puspal), it was stated that:

FAs (foreign artistes) are prohibited from displaying actions and speech that may cause discomfort to the audience and that touch upon religious and social sensitivities, and are contrary to the cultural values of the local society such as

  • Performing in a wild manner, provocatively and displaying actions that are contrary to the performance code of ethics;
  • Displaying actions or speech that is indecent, with provocative acts such as kissing, kissing a member of the audience or carrying out such actions among themselves;

After meeting up with the Ministry of Communications and Digital, an immediate cancellation directive was issued towards the remaining schedule of the Good Vibes Festival.

Meanwhile, the Central Agency for Application for Filming and Performance by Foreign Artistes (Puspal), said The 1975 has been blacklisted from performing in the country.

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Best Of Hungry

Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023 – Two Bars From KL In Top 50

A signage of an event at a hotel space
A signage of an event at a hotel space

The highly anticipated list of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023, was announced at an awards ceremony held at Rosewood Hong Kong on Tuesday 18th July. Two of Kuala Lumpur’s Bar has been listed in the Top 50 of Asia.

This year, the biggest annual celebration of bars in the continent features 13 new entries and five re-entries, with venues spanning 11 territories and 17 cities. Explore the eighth edition of the list below and find out which venue has been crowned The Best Bar in Asia 2023.

No. 50
Penrose – Kuala Lumpur
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No. 49
The Bellwood – Tokyo
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No. 48
The Living Room – Mumbai
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No. 47
The Old Man – Hong Kong
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No. 46
Soko – Seoul
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No. 45
High Five – Tokyo
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No. 44
Bee’s Knees – Kyoto
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No. 43
The Public House – Taipei
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No. 42
Native – Singapore
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No. 41
Vender – Taichung
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No. 40
Smoke & Bitters – Hiriketiya
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No. 39
Hope & Sesame – Guangzhou
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No. 38
Copitas – Bengaluru
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No. 37
Southside Parlor – Seoul
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No. 36
Bar Trigona – Kuala Lumpur
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No. 35
The Bombay Canteen – Mumbai
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No. 34
The Curator – Manila
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No. 33
Mostly Harmless – Hong Kong
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No. 32
Stay Gold Flamingo – Singapore
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No. 31
Quinary – Hong Kong
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No. 30
Employees Only – Singapore
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No. 29
Pantja – Jakarta
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No. 28
Alice – Seoul
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No. 27
Atlas – Singapore
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No. 26
Penicilin – Hong Kong
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No. 25
Le Chamber – Seoul
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No. 24
28 HongKong Street – Singapore
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No. 23
Lamp Bar – Nara
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No. 22
Mahaniyom Cocktail Bar – Bangkok
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No. 21
Manhattan – Singapore
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No. 20
Virtù – Tokyo
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No. 19
The Cocktail Club – Jakarta
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No. 18
Sidecar – New Delhi
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No. 17
The Aubrey – Hong Kong
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No. 16
Republic – Singapore
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No. 15
Analogue Initiative – Singapore
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N0. 14
The SG Club – Tokyo
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No. 13
Cham Bar – Seoul
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No. 12
Vesper – Bangkok
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No. 11
Indulge Experimental Bistro – Taipei
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No. 10
Sago House – Singapore
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No. 9
Darkside – Hong Kong
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No. 8
Argo – Hong Kong
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No. 7
Nutmeg & Clove – Singapore
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No. 6
Tropic City – Bangkok
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No. 5
Zest – Seoul
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No. 4
Bar Benfiddich – Tokyo
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No. 3
BKK Social Club – Bangkok
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No. 2
Jigger & Pony – Singapore
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No. 1
Coa – Hong Kong
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Best Of Hungry

Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023 Extended List: Four Kuala Lumpur Bars Listed

Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023, is heading to Hong Kong for the first full-scale celebration of the continent’s bar community since 2019. Ahead of the reveal of the new full ranking, which will be unveiled at a live ceremony at Rosewood Hong Kong on 18th July, check out the list of bars ranked 51st to 100th, hailing from 22 cities across Asia.

Four of the bars in Kuala Lumpur made it into the extended list featuring Junglebird at No. 55, Reka at No. 65, Coley at No. 67 and Three X Co at No. 77.

The extended list of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023 from 51st to 100th is as below.

No. 100
Barc – Kathmandu

No. 99
Loft – Bangkok

No. 98
Honky Tonks Tavern – Hong Kong

No. 97
Tell Camellia – Hong Kong

No. 96
Enigma – Ho Chi Minh City

No. 95
Origin Grill & Bar – Singapore

No. 94
PCO – New Delhi

No. 93
Bar Mood – Taipei

No. 92
Bar Trench – Tokyo

No. 91
Aha Saloon – Taipei

No. 90
Union Trading Company – Shanghai

No. 89
The Wise King – Hong Kong

No. 88
The Sailing Bar – Nara

No. 87
The Odd Couple – Shanghai

No. 86
Mizunara: The Library – Hong Kong

No. 85
The Haflington – Hanoi

No. 84
Yakoboku – Kumamoto

No. 83
D.Bespoke – Singapore

No. 82
Stir – Ho Chi Minh City

No. 81
Bar Rocking Chair – Kyoto

No. 80
El Lequio – Okinawa

No. 79
Offtrack – Singapore

No. 78
#FindTheLockerRoom – Bangkok

No. 77
Three X Co – Kuala Lumpur

No. 76
Wishbone Bar – Semarang

No. 75
The Back Room – Manila

No. 74
No Sleep Club – Singapore

No. 73
Night Hawk – Singapore

No. 72
Pine & Co – Seoul

No. 71
Moonrock – Tainan

No. 70
Epic – Shanghai

No. 69
Bitters & Co. – Kathmandu

No. 68
Asia Today – Bangkok

No. 67
Coley – Kuala Lumpur

No. 66
Hideaway – Goa

No. 65
Reka – Kuala Lumpur

No. 64
The Elephant Room – Singapore

No. 63
The Tippling Club – Singapore

No. 62
Craftroom – Osaka

No. 61
Last Word – Singapore

No. 60
Hoots’ – New Delhi

No. 59
Opium – Bangkok

No. 58
Home – New Delhi

No. 57
Americano – Mumbai

No. 56
Gold Bar – Tokyo

No. 55
Junglebird – Kuala Lumpur

No. 54
Room by Le Kief – Taipei

No. 53
The Pontiac – Hong Kong

No. 52
To Infinity and Beyond – Taipei

No. 51
Charles H – Seoul

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News

Six State Elections On 12 August, Nomination On 29 July

Malaysians from Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan will go for their state polls on 12 August 2023, with early voting set for 8 August 2023.

The nomination will be held on 29 July 2023.

Following the official dissolution of the six state legislative assemblies, the EC held a meeting chaired by the Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Salleh today and decided on those dates.

The campaigning period will be held for 14 days.

Candidates will be contesting for 40 seats in Penang, 36 seats in Kedah, 45 seats in Kelantan, 32 seats in Terengganu, 56 seats in Selangor and 36 seats in Negeri Sembilan.