A restaurant in Jalan Hang Tuah, Melaka has been ordered to close for two weeks following a surprise inspection prompted by public complaints.
A 21-second video clip showing a restaurant employee urinating openly at the back of the premises had gone viral on social media.
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A 21-second video clip showing a restaurant employee urinating openly at the back of the premises had gone viral on social media.
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00:00 A restaurant in Jalan Hang Tua, Melaka has been ordered to close for two weeks due to
00:06 failure to maintain cleanliness.
00:08 Dorothy Dayang Henry Sum, the deputy director of the Food Safety and Quality Division at
00:13 the State Health Department, said the closure order was issued following a surprise inspection
00:18 prompted by public complaints.
00:20 Additionally, a 21-second video clip showing a restaurant employee urinating openly at
00:26 the back of the premises had gone viral on social media.
00:31 Some said her department issued four compounds totaling 1,500 ringgit, including two notices
00:37 under Regulation 33 regarding the cleanliness of the worker.
00:41 The premises were also ordered to be closed for 14 days under Section 11 of the Food Act
00:46 1983, and received a score of 65 percent.
00:51 Furthermore, the inspection team found cigarette butts on the premises, despite smoking not
00:56 being allowed and the restaurant lacking a working toilet.
01:00 Some noted that this was not the first time the restaurant had been ordered to close due
01:04 to cleanliness-related issues, as it had previously been shut down twice in 2022.
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