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Malaysia Reopens Cinemas as Curbs Eased for Creative Industry
A border checkpoint between Kuala Lumpur and Selangor state during a Movement Control Order in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on Aug. 11.
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Malaysia is set to reopen its cinemas as the government eases restrictions for the creative industry beginning Thursday, according to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Theater halls, art exhibitions in museums and galleries, and cinemas will be open to the fully vaccinated at limited capacity, said Ismail in a statement on Tuesday. Broadcasting, indoor busking and hotel performances will also be permitted, subject to virus protocols, he said.