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      Drink driving: Mandatory prison for high alcohol level, double jail time for causing death
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      Drink driving: Mandatory prison for high alcohol level, double jail time for causing death

      Drink driving: Mandatory prison for high alcohol level, double jail time for causing death

      Published: Jul 15, 2020 12:53 PM | Updated: Jul 15, 2020 1:19 PM

      PARLIAMENT | Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong today detailed some of the proposed amendments to the Road Transport Act 1987 that will see enhanced punishment for drink driving offenders.

      Among the proposals include doubling the punishment against drunk drivers who cause death to up to 20 years imprisonment and imposing mandatory jail sentence for drivers in charge of a motor vehicle while exceeding the alcohol limit.

      Transport minister gives details on some of the proposed amendments to the Road Transport Act in Parliament.

      Drunk driver crashes into mosque gates in Bukit Mertajam

      Drunk driver crashes into mosque gates in Bukit Mertajam

      1,236 drink-driving arrests since January - Bukit Aman

      1,236 drink-driving arrests since January - Bukit Aman

      Good support for proposal to impose heavier penalties on drunk drivers - Wee

      Good support for proposal to impose heavier penalties on drunk drivers - Wee

      Alcohol prohibition will turn drinkers to more dangerous alternatives - MP

      Alcohol prohibition will turn drinkers to more dangerous alternatives - MP

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      There should be compulsory caning of at least 10 strokes for anyone caught driving under the influence of alcohol.

      indiran a/l muniandy06:26 PM, 15 Jul 2020

      Stop taking alcohol and instead take drugs. The penalty is less. What a joke

      indiran a/l muniandy03:36 PM, 15 Jul 2020

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      There should be compulsory caning of at least 10 strokes for anyone caught driving under the influence of alcohol.

      indiran a/l muniandy06:26 PM, 15 Jul 2020

      Stop taking alcohol and instead take drugs. The penalty is less. What a joke

      indiran a/l muniandy03:36 PM, 15 Jul 2020
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