Falling alcohol sales marked by inflation as interest rates stretch consumer wallets in America

WASHINGTON/LONDON, Jan 3 — Alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their label, the United States (US) Surgeon General said on Friday in a move that could signal a shift towards more aggressive tobacco-style regulation for the sector.

BUTTERWORTH, June 6 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) in Penang has thwarted an attempt to smuggle in 52,800 cans of beer worth over RM1 million through Port Klang, Selangor.

SEREMBAN, Sept 18 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) in Negeri Sembilan seized 65,000 litres of smuggled beer worth RM362,843, with an estimated tax valued at RM2 million in a raid on September 8.

DENGKIL, Aug 12 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department recently seized around 66,000 smuggled bottles and tins of beer and three vehicles, worth RM1.2 million in Kampung Telok Gong in Port Klang recently.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Police arrested two local men and a foreigner on suspicion of smuggling beer, with unpaid tax worth RM972,729, in raids carried out around Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya, here, yesterday.