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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Liar, liar pants on fire': Khairy taunts tourism minister over booze at government event ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 09:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The former health minister shares screenshots showing that a gala dinner where alcohol was freely served was organised by Tourism Malaysia. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Don't dance with PAS and Umno', Guan Eng slams Fadhlina as row over booze money for schools deepens ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ DAP leader says Fadhlina Sidek should not behave like a 'PAS education minister'. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ So are tobacco funds okay, asks Chinese educationist as DAP defends booze money for schools ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 01:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Former Petaling Jaya MP accuses politicians who attack PAS for criticising beer companies sponsoring Chinese schools of double standards. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ FamilyMart halts sale of alcoholic beverages at all outlets ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 00:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It says this is to ensure that Muslim customers can shop and dine without apprehension. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt estimates RM5 billion losses from cigarette, alcohol smuggling ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 04:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Deputy Finance Minister Steven Sim says the authorities will continue their efforts to combat the smuggling of cigarettes and alcohol to curb the leakage of tax revenue. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Smuggling of tobacco, beer products to be raised at Dewan Rakyat ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Questions will also be asked about the rise in child abuse cases at childcare centres, the large-scale smart padi field programme and the ringgit. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UK reinstates freeze on alcohol duties in budget flip-flop ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Qatar World Cup will have areas for drunk fans to sober up, chief says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 06:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Qatar World Cup is the first to be held in a Muslim country, presenting unique challenges for organisers of an event sponsored by a major beer brand and often associated with beer-drinking fans. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Britain says alcohol trade barriers removed in some export markets ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Britain is seeking to negotiate trade deals around the world after it left the European Union, but new trade minister Kemi Badenoch has also indicated that she wants to remove other barriers to trade. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Japan liquor businesses turn to non-alcoholic drinks to attract Gen Z ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 02:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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