Liquor ban: Shahidan flayed for 'upgrade sundry shop to supermarket' proposal

PARLIAMENT | Federal Territories Minister Shahidan Kassim was criticised today for allegedly telling industry players that sundry shops in Kuala Lumpur should "upgrade" into a supermarket in order to sell liquor.

Teresa Kok (Harapan-Seputeh) told the Dewan Rakyat she was informed that Shahidan had made the remark when meeting the Associated Liquor Merchants Association of Malaysia (Alma) and other industry players on Monday.

"The minister told representatives of...