Shahidan slammed for allegedly asking sundry shops to upgrade to avoid liquor ban

Federal Territories Minister Shahidan Kassim was criticised today for allegedly telling industry players that sundry shops in Kuala Lumpur should "upgrade" into a supermarket in order to sell liquor.

Teresa Kok (Harapan-Seputeh) told the Dewan Rakyat she was informed that Shahidan (above) had made the remark when meeting the Associated Liquor Merchants Association of Malaysia (Alma) and other industry players on Monday.