Why pass liquor licence buck to states, Guan Eng asks govt

Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng said the federal government must explain its move to pass the buck to state governments on the liquor licensing conditions for coffee shops and restaurants.

This was after Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz maintained the federal government had no jurisdiction on the matter and it was up to state governments to decide.

However, Lim pointed out that...