The cheap booze is produced with water, caramel, sugar, and flavouring in addition to 40% alcohol. A typical bottle of beer with a 5.0% alcohol content costs around RM18.
With the epidemic and economic downturn ravaging the country, it caused a rise in the number of people who turn to alcohol as a stress reliever. The cost of imported alcohol has increased as a result of currency exchange, says the Malaysian Anti-cheap Liquor Movement.
Cheap Booze
Many consumers, particularly those from lower socioeconomic groups, are ignorant of the risks to their health posed by the high alcohol content of inexpensive booze. They become poisoned by alcohol in addition to becoming inebriated. A campaign is needed to stop this rot or a ban of cheap booze at night?
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