reasonable??

saw a quite interesting news just now..here's the news.

KOTA BARU: Women working in retail outlets and restaurants in Kelantan have been warned to mind their dressing or be prepared to face a fine.

The Kota Baru Municipal Council (MPKB) has announced that it would “no longer tolerate indecent dressing” by women, both Muslim and non-Muslim.

Public relations officer Mohd Azman Daham said that under local council by-laws women who “dressed sexily or indecently” could be fined up to RM500

“Such outfits are prohibited here as it smears the reputation of Kota Baru and affects its status as an Islamic City,” he said in an interview.

He added that although punishment for indecent dressing was in place under the by-laws, it had not been totally enforced.

“But now, MPKB will no longer tolerate skimpy outfits, following mounting complaints from the public,” Mohd Azman said, adding that under the by-laws, women working in retail outlets should wear decent clothes.

Council enforcement officers, he added, would step up checks in various localities.
Mohd Azman said MPKB would focus on “suspicious areas”, especially the shopping malls in Taman Hijau, Taman Uda and Taman Tengku Anis here.

The council had received complaints from ratepayers that certain shop assistants and waitresses here donned sexy outfits, supposedly to woo more male customers.

Under the standard dress code here, a Muslim women has to be covered until the ankles and wear a tudung. Non-Muslim women are required to wear decent clothes.

Tight-fitting tops and pants were not allowed, even for non-Muslims, Mohd Azman said.

Mohd Azman said under the council by-laws, the owners of retail outlets who employed indecently dressed workers could also be fined.

If the offence was repeated, the council could suspend the business permit of the outlet, he added.

State Local Government Committee chairman Takiyuddin Hassan said the state had not taken any tough action yet as, the MPKB had been more involved in generating awareness about proper attire.

“We define proper attire as wearing respectful clothing,” he said.

“We apologise to non-Muslims if this comes across as harsh but we must respect our Asian culture and religion in public.”

He noted that “eye-popping” outfits invited undesirable attention.

He urged the people to co-operate, especially those in the retail and restaurant businesses.

Trader Che Suraya Hulaimi Sulaiman, 32, supported the council's move, saying: “Almost everywhere there are retail assistants or waitresses wearing sexy clothes.

“This is an insult to Islam.”

hmm...do you think it's fair for other races and religion in this country??it's just a fucking state controlled by muslims.have they ever think about non-muslims??for god sake,used their fucking brain and think about it please~!!

The council had received complaints from ratepayers that certain shop assistants and waitresses here donned sexy outfits, supposedly to woo more male customers.

woo more male customers???go and bang your fucking head please.

We apologise to non-Muslims if this comes across as harsh but we must respect our Asian culture and religion in public.

harloo...respect??first of all..do you think you respect other people??no offence here..but go kuala lumpur and have a look please..or do you need magnifying glass so that you can see clearly how many malays are wearing tight shirts and pants.theye are even more sexy than other races.WTF~

ahem..conclusion from me..aren't adam and eve naked??why the hell do you have to wear so much cloth??civilized country??what the hell..you are worse than those monkeys in the jungle.it's your own peopl's problem.no offence...but come to think of it..so far news that i've read..i've never seen chinese or indian fathers raping their kids(if there is such a case..it's very very rare).if you are so desperate..go for your wife lar~what's your wife for??alamak~!!!or there's one thing call prostitutes..u pay and you get to bang.it's those fucking people who cannot stand the temptation..no one ask you to look at the girls and imagine those make love scenes in your mind and get high on spot!!!if the whole malaysia is like your state..i don't think anyone will come here and invest..and by that time,malaysia will a dead country and there will be terrorist(those very religious people)everywhere just like middle east and US will come and bomb us??i wonder what's in their mind.banned sexy clothes??giving fines??which mat salleh who come to visit malaysia will know about your fucking law??giving fines to them??malaysia is having an economy crisis now..so please use your fucking brain and compare malaysia's and indonesia's total foreign investment in year 2006(if you know how to read the statistics table).even indonesia is better than us now and still government is making a lot of useless stuff.if kl also banned sexy clothings..i think there will be no more topshop,guess,zara etc etc.and by that time..i think i will rather be a nun than wearing those loose clothings.

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