00:00Kedah, a state governed by the Islamic Party
00:01Through administrative means
00:03Drug ban implemented throughout Kedah
00:06Taking it to court
00:07The case has now come to a close.
00:09The tug-of-war lasted for nearly three years
00:10The federal court unanimously dismissed the case today.
00:12Kedah State Government and Central Uzbekistan Minister Sanusi
00:15Application to overturn the Court of Appeal's decision
00:18This means
00:19The Kedah state government has been in power since 2023.
00:21Cease issuing and updating gaming company licenses
00:24Business license procedures
00:26Formal ruling found to be in violation of the federal constitution
00:29The state government not only lost the case
00:30There is also a sugar fee of RM50,000 to pay.
00:33Previous rulings by the High Court and the Court of Appeal have pointed out
00:36Gaming affairs are entirely under the jurisdiction of the federal government and the Treasury Department.
00:40The Kedah state government refused to issue the license.
00:43Actions to prevent betting wars from operating within the state
00:46This actually exceeds the authority of the state government.
00:49Lawyer representing Kedah gaming operators
00:51Feng Wenlong revealed
00:52With the verdict announced
00:53Next, the betting operators
00:55We will apply for a business license from the state government again.
00:58Preparing to resume betting operations within the state
01:01As soon as the verdict was announced
01:03This immediately sparked a political reaction.
01:05DAP's leader of the youth wing, Ng Kah Leong, criticized
01:08A one-party state government openly disregards the constitution.
01:10Attempting to overstep authority through administrative adjudication
01:13Ultimately, it was met with a strong response from my country's highest judicial authority.
01:17As for Fang Yousheng, the deputy head of the Machin Kedah state delegation
01:20They also called on the state government to respect the ruling.
01:22Reissue of license
01:24And urged the Gerakan Party, which is in charge of non-Muslim affairs, to...
01:27Executive Councillor Wong Ka Chen
01:28Play a role within the state government
01:30Defend the freedom and rights of non-Muslims
01:33However, the PAS party in Kedah expressed great regret over the result.
01:37Kedah PAS President Ahmad Yaha also stated
01:40PAS obeys the law.
01:42But this saddened all the people of Kedah who were working to crack down on gambling.
01:47He further questioned
01:48Why did the state government legally shut down gambling establishments?
01:51Yet there are still people stubbornly defending the crime of gambling.
01:54He emphasized
01:55PAS's principles remain unwavering.
01:57The struggle to abolish gambling
01:59It will never end here.
02:01The three-year-long tug-of-war over the ban on gambling has finally come to a conclusion.
02:05Following the Supreme Court's ruling unconstitutional
02:07What do you think of the gambling war in Kedah?
02:09Next, we should be able to get the license back smoothly.
02:11Will it reopen for business?
02:13Will the Kedah state government take any further action?
02:16Feel free to leave a comment below to share your thoughts.
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