Disciplinary action will be taken against a DAP councillor from Shah Alam over his call to ban all lottery sales in Selangor.Party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said Ang Leng Kiat's proposal was not the party's policy. He, however, did not elaborate on the kind of action to be taken.
Early this week, Ang proposed that the Shah Alam City Council withdraw licenses already issued and to discontinue the issuance of new permits to lottery outlets. He had also stressed that his suggestion was not related to political or religious considerations, but was solely aimed at solving social problems linked to gambling.
Selangor DAP chairman Ean Yong Hian Wah had since distanced the party from the decision. Ean, the Seri Kembangan assemblyman and Selangor state executive councillor, said any such ban would not eradicate social problems.
The party had requested Ang to retract his suggestion, as banning the lottery industry would create controversy.
Last November, Lim had asked the government to consider reducing the number of lottery draws from 10 to six. He had said that he felt this was necessary as having 10 lottery draws a week was too many and that it would deplete the income of many families, especially in view of the current economic situation.
There are now three draws from Magnum, three from Damacai and four from Sports Toto in a week.
tunku : I just want to know pas and pkr's stands on this issue.
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this is quite a good idea.perhaps a small step to curb gambling but better than nothing.just wondering what the reaction from PAS and PKR.i would love to know the reaction about this from PAS youth as well since their campaign right now is to ban the Rihanna concert.lottery also can be considered as gambling and gambling is also a social illness and dont just view Rihanna as the "social threat to the society".
what say PAS about this?.they seems to take on bigger issue before (hudud,concert ban,pig farm) but what about the little things such as lottery?.lottery business is a damn moneymaking biz.sportstoto and the likes makes million perhaps billion each year.
aint gambling is sinful in Islam?
When I am jobless, i got no money from any govt.
When i VSS or retrenched, i got no monthly support from Govt after paying taxes all my 40 years.
But when i got 150RM in my wallet and got a number 1 big 1 small that wo RM6000/=, 1st prize. That means a lot to me.
many poor sees hopes every Wed, every sat sun. They want to see hope everyday.
Can BN or PKR,PAS give us that hope?
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