MP SPEAKS | Govt adopting PAS' policies in latest alcohol sales restrictions

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MP SPEAKS | Following the unjust ban by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) on sundry shops and Chinese medicine halls selling alcohol to non-Muslims, the federal government has now extended its interference in the customary lifestyle and business practices of non-Muslims nationwide by imposing new restrictions on coffeeshops selling beer to non-Muslims.

Clearly, the federal government is adopting PAS’ extremist policies nationwide, including Sabah and Sarawak, by requiring ordinary coffeeshops selling beer to apply for alcohol licences. Coffeeshops and restaurants in Perlis were also reported by China Press that beer sales are limited to only four cartons daily.

This is not just about imposing additional financing burden via extra licensing costs for coffeeshops and restaurants of more than RM1,000 under the present difficult economic circumstances caused by the economic recession and Covid-19 pandemic. This is about deliberately imposing unnecessary restrictions and interfering in the customary lifestyle and business practices on non-Muslims that have been undisturbed since Merdeka to fulfil the political extremism of PAS.

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