Tiang: comment on McDonald’s policy that only halal certified cakes are allowed in

suppadmin | January 4, 2017

Michael Tiang, the political secretary for the Chief Minister of Sarawak released a press statement urging the management of McDonald’s not to extend their recent policy that it will only allow halal certified birthday cakes into their premises to Sarawak. Tiang reminded the management that such practice is totally incompatible with Sarawak’s multi-cultural and religious society. If McDonald’s would implement the same policy in its fast-food outlets in Sarawak, Tiang believes the non-Muslim consumers might resort to boycott the fast-food chain.

Tiang stressed that one of the unique features of Sarawak is that there is always a harmonious and tolerant virtue among different ethnics and religions. In fact, such solidarity is the pride of all Sarawakians.

“Sarawak cannot condone any religious or racial extremisms which would only destroy the solidarity among Sarawak people. Thus, in order to preserve such harmony the Sarawak Government has been very merciless towards extremists, religious bigots and racists by denying their entry into Sarawak.”

Tiang also asserted that it is also the consumers’ rights to boycott McDonald’s if they consider its recent policy is totally unwarranted.

According to Tiang, the incident happened at McDonald’s outlets in Peninsula Malaysia that only halal certified cakes are allowed to be brought into the fast-food restaurant have caused public uproar.