Topless Thai restaurant hunks have been banned from performing in Malaysia as the hardline anti-gay Muslim country prepares for Ramadan.

The muscular cross-dressing dancers from Thai restaurant Sataneemeehoi were set to go onstage at the opening of the Privacy Club Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur on March 30.

They have built up a large fan base among women looking for a fun night out and members of the LGBT community for their outlandish shows while serving food.

However, the 'Thai Hot Guy' event, which the lads had been practising for, was banned after Malaysian police reportedly received some 60 complaints against it.

Conservative local politicians had also slammed it for allegedly promoting 'a culture of hedonism, obscenity and free sex.'

Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said in a statement: 'PAS is very upset and strongly objects to the official opening event of a bar on the basis that it is outrageous, insensitive, immoral and even disgusting.

'It is in conflict with local culture and insensitive to the position of Islam as the official religion, let alone it being held in the month of Ramadan.'

Privacy Club Tun Razak has since apologised, saying: 'Privacy Tun Razak respects religious sensitivities in this country and will not go against any laws.'

The Sataneemeehoi restaurant has gained popularity for its beefy waiters who wear revealing female clothing and put on hilarious and suggestive performances, mimicking the way attractive young Thai women dance in bars and restaurants.

The cancellation of 'Thai Hot Guy' came after local lawmakers urged the Malaysian government to limit the number of concerts and performances by foreign artists in the country, saying such things went against Muslim values.

Malaysia is starting Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting between dawn to dusk, on March 23.

Male homosexuality is Illegal in Malaysia and punishable by up to 20 years in prison under Penal Code 1936, which criminalises acts of ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature' and ‘gross indecency'.

Cross-dressing to imitate a different gender is also punished under the same law.