Malaysian Politician Holds Son's Wedding via 'Drive-Through' Amid COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Amid the global resurgence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), over 10,000 guests attended a 'drive-thru' wedding held in Malaysia.

According to Bernama News Agency on the 21st, politician Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor went ahead with his son's wedding the previous day in Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia.

Tengku Adnan, who entered politics in the early 1980s, served as Minister of Tourism (2006?2008) and Minister of Federal Territories (2013?2018). He is currently a sitting member of parliament and the financial chief of the ruling coalition, having won the 2018 general election.

Tengku Adnan set up an outdoor venue in front of the court complex in Putrajaya, allowing guests to pass by in their cars and bless the couple.

After congratulating the couple, guests received packaged food parcels. Local media reported that about 10,000 guests attended the drive-thru wedding that day. The groom said, "The drive-thru wedding was my father's idea," adding, "We complied with COVID-19 health guidelines."

Wedding companies in Malaysia have been actively promoting drive-thru weddings since March. Local netizens responded, "Creativity shines in times like these," and "It's a wedding that saves on venue rental and other wedding expenses."

The happiness of Tengku Adnan, who proceeded with his son's wedding as planned, was short-lived. The next day, he was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 2 million ringgit (about 540 million won) by the Malaysian High Court on charges of bribery. Tengku Adnan was previously charged with accepting a 2 million ringgit bribe from a businessman in 2016 during his tenure as Minister of Federal Territories.

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