The Star, which has been giving Alcon (Alcohol Consumer Rights Group) minimal publicity, looks to have changed its stand. It ran a brief letter by Alcon on Saturday. Then on Monday, some old man who writes to The Star daily and who’s like 80 years old replied, saying increase liquor taxes! Goddamit. We dying out [...]
Yea, the official launch of the Alcohol Consumer-Rights Group is happening this Saturday! Drinks are complimentary. The group was formed last year to, among others, counter the crazy taxes we face in this country. Highest in Asia. And for beer, second highest in the world! Why?? It’s ridiculous, considering how much we earn. A couple [...]
Tags:Alcon launch·Budget 2012·consumer rights·excise and duty·liquor and beer·Malaysia
The Star ran an article a coupla weeks ago, claiming Malaysia is in the Top 10 for alcohol consumption in the world. Flattering, but totally false. It quoted a deputy minister Heng Seai Kie, saying things like we’re alcos, bla bla bla. The journalist and editors just took it as gospel and ran the story, [...]
Tags:alcoholics·consumer rights·data·Malaysia alcohol consumption
Looks like Baskin-Robbins Malaysia has gotten rid of its rum ‘n raisin flavoured ice-cream. Some friends of mine were pretty pissed off about this. Picture of notice here. I told them to do sumtin about it, if they were sincerely upset that is. Am not gonna bother, since i dont eat ice-cream much. It’s supposedly [...]
