Coffee shop owner roasts ministries over RM10,000 fine

A coffee shop operator has raised concerns over a perceived "miscommunication" between two ministries which led to an RM10,000 fine for premises operating allegedly without a valid permit during the ongoing total lockdown beginning June 1.

According to the chain coffee shop owner, who wished to be known as Jo, an enforcement team from the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) visited his shop in Petaling Jaya, Selangor at 10.03am on June 14 and issued the fine under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988...