‘Decision hard to swallow’


Premises affected by the new guidelines will have to clear their stock by Oct 1 next year when the guidelines come into effect. — Photos: AZMAN GHANI and CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

THE sudden announcement by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) imposing a ban on the sale of hard liquor in convenience stores, sundry shops and Chinese medicine halls from Oct 1 next year has caught many stakeholders by suprise.

Predictably, there has been an outcry with most questioning the rationale behind implementing the new guidelines in a multiracial country, especially the capital city.

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