Kuala Lampur, Jan. 31 -- Ipoh City Council member Wong Kar Keat has reportedly clarified that the proposal to ban alcohol sales in Muslim-majority residential areas was only a suggestion from certain groups and has not been approved by the council.
"The local government should not act as a moral police to restrict citizens' business activities," he was quoted saying.
But laws on alcohol have nothing to do with religion or race. Alcohol laws serve to protect public order and public health, if not morality as well.
Alcohol laws are enacted worldwide, and are different from country to country. Even in one country, the laws may be different in each state and in each territory.
Why do we have alcohol laws?
The answer to the question is one ...