KOTA KINABALU: Calling for a total ban on alcohol consumption, especially during the Kaamatan and Gawai festivals, is unacceptable, says Kota Kinabalu MP Chan Foong Hin.
He said the proposal by Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin to cancel licences for the sale of alcohol because of drink driving would affect the indigenous rights of the people of Sabah and Sarawak.
Instead of infringing on the rights of others in a multicultural country, Chan said the government should look at more equitable solutions. He said the previous Pakatan Harapan government was working to double the jail time for drunk drivers to the maximum of 20 years, with the minimum set at six years, as well as to lower the legal blood alcohol concentration rate from 80mg to 50mg.
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