Japan PM apologises for controversial request on alcohol ban
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Wednesday for a controversial request to liquor wholesalers, Xinhua reported, quoting local media report on Wednesday. Liquor wholesalers had been ordered to stop selling alcohol to pubs that that defy anti-coronavirus measures banning the serving of alcohol, which received a strong objection. The Japanese government has scrapped […]
Freezing liquor licences won’t end drink driving: Tiong
KUCHING: Freezing new applications for liquor licences alone cannot eliminate drink driving, said Bintulu Member of Parliament and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Tiong King Sing. “The real key to solving the problem of drink driving still lies in the national education system and more severe penalties as deterrence,” he said in statement issued […]
Liquor licensing regulations stay as they are
SIBU: The licensing regulations for alcoholic drinks here will not be reviewed said Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Councillor Clarence Ting. Ting said this in response to enquiries from the public as to whether the council would emulate MBKS (Kuching South City Council) which was reviewing its licensing regulations. “I don’t think the alcohol ban […]
Holistic approach needed to tackle drink driving: MP
KUCHING: A mere ban or suspension of alcohol sales will not address the issue of drink driving, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. Instead, he suggested that the solutions should take on a different holistic approach, without infringing or taking away the rights of others, especially in a plural and multicultural country, like Malaysia. […]
PAS’ call ridiculous and nonsensical
KUCHING: Movement of Change Sarawak (MOCS) has described a proposal by Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Information chief Kamaruzaman Mohamad to suspend production and sale of alcohol as “ridiculous and nonsensical”. “Banning all sales and licences of alcohol beverages in convenience stores’ so as to stop drink driving? How pathetic is that! “Why not ban all […]
Masing objects to PAS’ alcohol ban call
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing has objected strongly to Malaysian Islamic Party’s (PAS) call for the government to suspend production and sale of alcohol. “I do appreciate their concern for the safety of our people. “However, after reading further into PAS’ suggestion of revoking all sales licences of alcohol beverages in convenience […]
PAS’ alcohol ban call extreme
MIRI: Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting has described the call from Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) for Putrajaya to suspend the production and sale of alcohol to curb drink driving as an extreme one, and uncalled for, in a multi-racial country like Malaysia. “Again, PAS has been insensitive and attempt to instill […]
