Khairuddin courts more controversy, wants closure of pubs, clubs

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 5 Sep 2020 6:11PM · 5 Comments

Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Khairuddin Aman Razali says the majority of people do not want bars and nightclubs to reopen and those that do should respect this opinion. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, September 5, 2020.

PAS minister Khairuddin Aman Razali – who caused uproar for not complying with a mandatory 14-day quarantine after returning from Turkey – today said pubs and nightclubs should be closed permanently.

Taking to his Facebook page today, Khairuddin – fined RM1,000 fine for breaking the quarantine rule – said it was better for those who drink to do so at home “with your friends”.

In his speech on the extension of the recovery movement control order (RMCO), Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin recently said most businesses are open during this period, except for pubs and nightclubs to stem the spread of Covid-19, because it would be difficult to observe physical distancing at these locations.

“Only pubs and nightclubs have yet to resume business, but I feel it may be a good thing if they don’t open at all,” the prime minister had said with a smile, receiving applause from PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and controversial preacher Ridhuan Tee Abdullah.

Meanwhile, Khairuddin, who is Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, said Muhyiddin’s remarks were apt.

“You don’t need to party until you are drunk, where you then raise many problems,” Khairuddin wrote.

Khairuddin said only a handful of people wanted the pubs and bars to be reopened with “many against it”.

“Respect the voice of the majority,” he said.

Muhyiddin’s remark did not go down well with pub owners and musicians, who earn their living in nightclubs.

Many of them said their future was already bleak without the prime minister making jokes about it.

Meanwhile, Khairuddin is also facing court action for defying quarantine.

He has been questioned by police, who said the investigation was complete and was awaiting instructions from the Attorney-General’s Chambers. – September 5, 2020.

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  • Voice of the majority - in other words, to hell with the others

    Posted 3 years ago by Watch Dog · Reply

  • Haha, this is the so called "PAS untuk semua"!

    It actually means they'll apply PAS rules for all!

    Posted 3 years ago by Tavern Folks · Reply

  • bing on GE

    Posted 3 years ago by . . · Reply

  • This goon can la ..say all this. He maybe his family and friends use taxpayer money to go Turkey where they have world class pubs and nightclubs for fun and belly dancing girls. Far away no one see. here he is upset he can go there so ask to close down. He has a closed and small brain and not a minister for all people. Just sack him la.

    Posted 3 years ago by Alphonz Jayaratnam · Reply

  • Every PAS-run state is a basket case.

    Now you know why.

    Posted 3 years ago by Ranvir singh · Reply