Beginning Jan 1, plastic drinking straws will not be given out at restaurants unless requested as the Federal Territories Ministry prepares to fully enforce the ban on these straws in 2020.
Reports by MEI MEI CHU, MARTIN CARVALHO, ANDY CHUA and MUGUNTAN VANAR
PETALING JAYA: The Federal Territories Ministry’s move to ban plastic straws in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan is gaining traction but restaurateurs want authorities to take a friendlier approach.
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