New strict rules: A Customs officer checking the identification card of a customer buying cigarettes.
KOTA KINABALU: All business chambers on the Labuan Island have locked arms in denouncing the new policy governing duty-free shops that limit the sales and purchase of cheap alcohol and cigarettes from Nov 1.
The new policy is seen as an arm-twisting tactic to kill business, said business groups comprising the Dewan Perniagaan Melayu Malaysia (DPMM), Labuan Chinese Chamber of Commerce as well as the Indian Business and Industry Chamber.
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