Malaysia Muslims advised not to drink halal
beer
Monday May 30, 2011 08:51:18 PM,
PTI
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Kuala Lumpur: Muslims
in Malaysia have been advised against drinking a type of beer
claimed to be halal (permissible) by the distributor because the
beverage contained alcohol content higher than permitted under
Islamic law, a media report said today.
Jamil Khir Baharom, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department,
said the company's claim that the beer contained only 0.01 per
cent of alcohol was not true as a laboratory test showed up to 0.5
per cent of alcohol.
He said the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim) and
the state Islamic affairs councils would prohibit the sale of the
beverage to Muslims.
"We will consult the Customs Department to seek more information
on the matter," national news agency Bernama quoted Jamil as
saying.
Malays, who are all Muslims, form 60 per cent of Malaysia's
population of 28 million people.
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