GEORGE TOWN: Following a backlash on the blanket ban on the sale of alcohol beverages during the three-day Thaipusam festival, the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has made a U-turn and rescinded the notice with immediate effect.
State local government committee chairman Jason H’ng Mooi Lye said the ban was made without the consent of the state executive council.
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