DBKL apologises over rude guard in dress code fuss

A file picture from 2015 showing the signage on permitted dress codes at the entrance to Menara DBKL.

KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has issued a formal apology on its Facebook page over a visitor’s complaint on dress code enforcement in one of their buildings. 

Malaysian Institute of Architects past president Datuk Tan Pei Ing said in a Facebook post on Sept 28 that she was stopped from entering Menara DBKL 3 because of the skirt she was wearing.

She added that the security guard was rude to her.

DBKL Enforcement Department director Salim Mansor said they had investigated the case and taken the necessary action.

“DBKL would like to apologise for the actions of the new security guard who did not follow the regulations,” he said on their Facebook page, adding that they have spoken to the guard on this matter.

Tan’s post, which included a photo of her in the skirt, had gone viral with 1,039 shares and more than 1,200 likes at press time. 

When contacted, Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz said: “My policy is simple. I would allow it. We are checking who didn’t allow (her in)”, adding that he considered Tan’s dressing to be decent.