Sibu Rural District Council not interested in following DBKL’s ban on liquor sale, says chairman
SRDC chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai said the sale of liquor in at convenience stores, grocery stores and Chinese medical halls has never been an issue in Sarawak. — Borneo Post Online
SIBU, Nov 8 — Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) will follow the footsteps of Kuching South City Council (MBKS) and Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) not to ban the sale of liquor at convenience stores, grocery stores and Chinese medical halls.
Commenting on the move by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to ban the sale of liquor in grocery stores, convenience stores and Chinese medical halls starting November 1, SRDC chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai said the sale of liquor in these premises has never been an issue in Sarawak.
“We shouldn’t be clouded by the issue as it is nothing to do with the selling of the legal liquor.
“We here in Sarawak have been living in harmony and we should not follow something that can cause misunderstanding among people of different background,” he told The Borneo Post when contacted yesterday.
Kuching South mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng in a Facebook Live session on Saturday said there would be no changes to MBKS’ current rules and regulations concerning the sale of liquor at the aforementioned premises.
He said grocery and convenience stores that already have liquor licences will not face any problems in extending their current permits.
SMC chairman Clarence Ting in a Facebook post had also stated that SMC will also not issue such a ban. — Borneo Post Online
SIBU, Nov 8 — Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) will follow the footsteps of Kuching South City Council (MBKS) and Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) not to ban the sale of liquor at convenience stores, grocery stores and Chinese medical halls.
Commenting on the move by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to ban the sale of liquor in grocery stores, convenience stores and Chinese medical halls starting November 1, SRDC chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai said the sale of liquor in these premises has never been an issue in Sarawak.
“We shouldn’t be clouded by the issue as it is nothing to do with the selling of the legal liquor.
“We here in Sarawak have been living in harmony and we should not follow something that can cause misunderstanding among people of different background,” he told The Borneo Post when contacted yesterday.
Kuching South mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng in a Facebook Live session on Saturday said there would be no changes to MBKS’ current rules and regulations concerning the sale of liquor at the aforementioned premises.
He said grocery and convenience stores that already have liquor licences will not face any problems in extending their current permits.
SMC chairman Clarence Ting in a Facebook post had also stated that SMC will also not issue such a ban. — Borneo Post Online
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kt notes:
Re Sempurai Petrus Ngelai's "The sale of liquor in at convenience stores, grocery stores and Chinese medical halls has never been an issue in Sarawak."
"We shouldn’t be clouded by the issue as it is nothing to do with the selling of the legal liquor."
“We here in Sarawak have been living in harmony and we should not follow something that can cause misunderstanding among people of different background”, we on the West Coast of Peninsula also don't have the same problem.
But we (Peninsular-ians) are buggered by the FT (KL) Ministry (Minister Shahidan Kassim) and its moral police intruding into non-Muslim domain.
Some Peninsular-ian ministers and cohorts have a hypocritical hollow habit of appearing 'holier-than-thou' for their own political brownie points. Some also want Malaysians to be divisive via religion, culture and ethnicity to marshal the 'faithfuls' to their respective political banners. Then there are also lebai's who want to ensure their 3 'bowls of rice' [and tudungs].
Alas, Peninsular-ians are cursed and burdened with such political hypocrites, one of whom would even preposterously declare Malaysia as a fundamentalist Islamic state.
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When accused, run off to Mecca
A miracle happened last week! A man who could not walk suddenly found life in his puny legs.
One minute, disgraced Arau MP, Shahidan Kassim justified his meeting with an unchaperoned 15-year-old girl in his car at 11.30pm, because he "could not walk".
One minute, disgraced Arau MP, Shahidan Kassim justified his meeting with an unchaperoned 15-year-old girl in his car at 11.30pm, because he "could not walk".
The next we know, a miracle had occurred. His legs became strong enough for him to make the arduous 10-hour journey, of 7,000km, to Mecca. Praise be to God!
The public had reacted with fury at Shahidan's daft excuses, especially as previous allegations about his philandering ways had been allegedly dismissed by the Umno-Baru authorities.
He could not quash the negative publicity over his alleged sexual misconduct, despite his victim's retraction of the police report. His lawyers' threats to sue anyone who commented on his alleged molestation, have also backfired.
The public had reacted with fury at Shahidan's daft excuses, especially as previous allegations about his philandering ways had been allegedly dismissed by the Umno-Baru authorities.
He could not quash the negative publicity over his alleged sexual misconduct, despite his victim's retraction of the police report. His lawyers' threats to sue anyone who commented on his alleged molestation, have also backfired.
Only a person like Shahidan would think Malaysians will believe him. For some inexplicable reason, guilt-ridden Umno-Baru politicians like to choose Mecca as their 'platform' to show Malays at home that they are innocent, and that God is on their side.
Why do these Malay politicians do it? Why denigrate Islam? Why insult the intelligence of the Malays? Why make Malays the laughing stock of Malaysians?
Scurrying off to Mecca, just before a story is about to break and further tarnish their reputations, or because an arrest warrant has been issued, causes those who are not "holier-than-thou", to wonder: Do high profile people on the pilgrimage go because they want to perform their religious vows? Or is it more accurate to say they go to whitewash their image?
Disgraced former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, and his equally disgraceful spouse, the self-styled former First Lady of Malaysia (FLOM) Rosmah Mansor, scooted to Mecca at various points in Najib's tenure.
We have lost track of the number of times he has visited Mecca, but it was almost always on the verge of a new scandal.
Disgraced Shahrizat too sought refuge
The disgraced former minister for women, family and community development, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, was another Umno-Baru politician who sought refuge in Mecca.
The National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) was controlled by Shahrizat's family. Her husband and children had allegedly swindled RM250million of the taxpayers’ money and bought a string of luxury condominiums, a car, went on overseas holidays, indulged into other businesses, pilgrimage trips and more. Her political reputation was mired in sleaze, but Najib did not sack her.
Towards the end of 2011, and in early 2012, Shahrizat (photo) visited Mecca three times. Her husband and son had also sought salvation in Mecca to escape the heat from the NFC.
Last October, Shahidan attracted the ire of the public when he reportedly met the 15-year-old, in his car. He said that there was no ulterior motive for inviting the girl into his vehicle; he simply could not walk.
Did he not have the foresight to realise that seeing a girl alone, at 11.30pm, was wrong? No right minded parent would entrust their daughter to a stranger in this way.
Shahidan said that he liked to encourage youths to involve themselves in "halal" activities. Why not wait till the morning?
What does he mean by "halal" activities?
Shahidan was questioned by police for over seven hours. It is apparently not the first time he has courted trouble of a sexual nature, but each time, the previous administration seemingly protected him.
Hopefully, the Pakatan Harapan administration will do the right thing and investigate all the Umno-Baru/BN MPs and senior politicians who allegedly committed acts of sexual misconduct, but were purportedly absolved by the Umno-Baru administration.
Do these Muslim MPs think that going to Mecca is like a rebirth? Is it the equivalent of a Sunday confession, when the priest advises, "Say 20 Hail Marys, repent and your soul will be cleansed"?
Another infuriating trait of some Malays is to demand that people prove their innocence by swearing on the Quran.
Many Malay religious leaders and politicians have stolen taxpayers' money, and even taken milk meant for poor schoolchildren, and yet all of them have claimed to be God-fearing, and some have sworn on the Quran, that they are innocent of all charges. They do not fear God. They only fear losing power, wealth and prestige.
These liars may cross their fingers while swearing on the Quran. They crossed their fingers to mitigate the lie, but in all probability, these shameless politicians would not bother to cross their fingers when swearing on the Quran.
Swearing on the Quran is too easy. Why not take the acid test and prove one's innocence by the medieval method of putting one's hands in boiling oil? If the hand is cooked, then the person is guilty. If the hand is unblemished, then he is innocent.
It is time Malays learnt to respect their religion and not treat Mecca as the dumping ground for their guilty consciences, theft and fraud.
MARIAM MOKHTAR is a defender of the truth, the admiral-general of the Green Bean Army and president of the Perak Liberation Organisation (PLO). Blog, Twitter.
Hopefully, the Pakatan Harapan administration will do the right thing and investigate all the Umno-Baru/BN MPs and senior politicians who allegedly committed acts of sexual misconduct, but were purportedly absolved by the Umno-Baru administration.
Do these Muslim MPs think that going to Mecca is like a rebirth? Is it the equivalent of a Sunday confession, when the priest advises, "Say 20 Hail Marys, repent and your soul will be cleansed"?
Another infuriating trait of some Malays is to demand that people prove their innocence by swearing on the Quran.
Many Malay religious leaders and politicians have stolen taxpayers' money, and even taken milk meant for poor schoolchildren, and yet all of them have claimed to be God-fearing, and some have sworn on the Quran, that they are innocent of all charges. They do not fear God. They only fear losing power, wealth and prestige.
These liars may cross their fingers while swearing on the Quran. They crossed their fingers to mitigate the lie, but in all probability, these shameless politicians would not bother to cross their fingers when swearing on the Quran.
Swearing on the Quran is too easy. Why not take the acid test and prove one's innocence by the medieval method of putting one's hands in boiling oil? If the hand is cooked, then the person is guilty. If the hand is unblemished, then he is innocent.
It is time Malays learnt to respect their religion and not treat Mecca as the dumping ground for their guilty consciences, theft and fraud.
MARIAM MOKHTAR is a defender of the truth, the admiral-general of the Green Bean Army and president of the Perak Liberation Organisation (PLO). Blog, Twitter.
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