Selangor to consider stopping issuing of licence for family entertainment centres

The Selangor government is prepared to consider the suggestion by Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar for the local authorities to stop issuing the licence for family entertainment centres.

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the state government was willing to consider the proposal from the legal and enforcement aspects and other related matters that come under the jurisdiction of the local authorities and police.

"The Selangor government feels that any unhealthy activities like illegal gambling should be stopped to ensure the community''s safety, and this effort requires the cooperation of all parties including the police, local authorities and the state government," he told reporters when met here today.

Yesterday, Khalid reportedly suggested that state governments and the local authorities across the country to immediately stop issuing the licence for family entertainment centres it was found to be often abused to carry out illegal gambling activities.

-- BERNAMA