Malaysian blogger Vivian Lee fined RM5,000 for 2013 bak kut teh buka puasa photo

April 10, 2018 1:48 PM

KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia’s High Court has fined blogger Alvin Tan’s former girlfriend Vivian Lee RM5,000 (S$1,700), or six months’ jail in default, for posting a picture associating bak kut teh with buka puasa (breaking of Ramadan fast) back in 2013.

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