00:00 The Sarawak State Government should back KK Mart.
00:05 This is what Parti Bumi Kenyalang President Voon Lee Shan said in a statement today following
00:09 the recent controversy about the sale of socks bearing the word "Allah" at a KK Mart store.
00:15 Voon said, seeing that the founder, KK Chai, is Sarawakian, the state government must intervene
00:20 to ensure the controversy would not ruin the brand.
00:23 The state government must see to it that KK Mart is supported by the Sarawak administration
00:27 to help the brand expand in West Malaysia, he said.
00:31 Voon described KK Mart as Sarawak's "business ambassador," which the state should not lose
00:35 as it did with its local banks in the late 1990s.
00:39 He also said the police should not allow politicians and activists to stir up hate against the
00:42 convenience store chain as it could affect the economy and cause workers to lose their
00:47 jobs.
00:48 Voon's statement comes a day after former UPCO President Wilfred Matthew Stanggau called
00:52 Ansaba and Sarawak to take action to avoid being dragged down by divisive issues prevalent
00:57 in Peninsular Malaysia.
00:59 Danish Rajareza, FMT News.
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