Kathmandu, June 27 -- The recent arrest of three Nepali artistes in Malaysia who had gone there to participate in a musical event has exposed how organisers have been taking professional entertainers for a ride, putting them at risk of legal consequences in foreign countries.
Sujan Angdembe, Sunita Thegim and Shreya Rai were among the 32 people arrested from the event, organised by SOSG and MOC Group, at the Kotaraya Complex in Kuala Lumpur on the occasion of Eid on June 6.
The Nepali performers had entered the country on tourist visas and the event organisers had not secured permission from the authority for the show, which is against the local law.
As per the Malaysian rule, the organiser-an individual or an organisation-needs to take ...