10 reasons why DBKL’s liquor restrictions smack of mockery – J.D. Lovrenciear

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KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has imposed a wide sweeping alcohol sales ban and a string of restrictions and compliance laws that seems set to be emulated by other local governments all across the country, subsequently.

This move by DBKL has set tongues wagging while many harbour the perception that Malaysia may be going the way of the far and few Islamic nations that have declared their territories as “alcohol free” where alcohol importation, manufacturing, sales and consumption have burrowed deep and wide into the black market.

While consuming alcohol in excess is injurious to health and can harm families, the new string of restrictions and compliance rules introduced by DBKL to curb access to alcohol, wine and beer screams of mockery.

Let me explain why.

1. The ban on the sale of liquor at grocers, convenience stores, and Chinese medicinal shops may seem to curtail liquor consumption.

But beer is tolerated and can be sold. What is the correlating logic between a ban on liquor and the permitting of beer sales and ease of access?

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