Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim today moved to tighten the tap on a running debate between his state cabinet members over the state's decision to limit the sale of alcohol.Government officials will also be gagged from talking publicly about the matter, to avoid "further confusion" over the issue.
Khalid said he is personally overseeing the final touches of the state government policy to limit alcohol sales and promised to come up with a solution by Friday.
"I'm tasked to solve the problem of the implementation (of the policy). It is an administrative mechanism," he told reporters after chairing a six-hour state executive council meeting in Shah Alam.
"All parties agree that the best way to do it is to find a fair mechanism, taking into account the needs of the public and also to respect the cultural and religious views (of the citizens)".
Selangor's new policy is targeted at the selling of beer and other alcoholic drinks at convenience stores and mini markets, which makes the beverage accessible to everyone.
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