Perak State Launches Malaysia's First Drive-In Cinema

IPOH (Perak, Malaysia, July 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Perak state has launched the first drive-in cinema in the country, known as the Casuarina Sini-Drive here, starting Friday. Perak Chief Minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu said the cinema, located in Downtown Meru, can accommodate up to 70 vehicles at any one time, and it is an initiative of Perak Corporation Berhad (PCB). “I was inspired to create this drive-in cinema from my experience during the Movement Control Order (MCO) when we were instructed to comply with social distancing. “This cinema is expected to have a positive impact on the tourism sector in Perak which is badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and to help revive the activities of tourists travelling to Ipoh,” he said. He said this at a press conference at the launching of Casuarina Sini-Drive which was also attended by state Housing, Local Government and Tourism Committee chairman Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi and PCB chief executive officer Zainal Iskandar Ismail. -- BERNAMA