Alcohol in Malaysia

There are no nationwide alcohol bans being enforced in the country, with the exception of Kelantan and Terengganu which is only for Muslims.

[3] Based on a report released by International Organisation of Good Templars in 2016, Malaysia has the third highest tax on alcohol worldwide at 15%, behind Norway and Singapore which are predicted to keep increasing.

[4] Prior to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Malaysia together with Vietnam plans to drop import tariffs on beer, whisky, and other alcoholic drinks.

Indigenous islanders traditionally drank home-made rice wine called tuak and tapai in their communal gatherings and harvest festivals of Gawai Dayak and Kaamatan.

[6] Both are since the only legal commercial breweries in Malaysia, which account for 95% of the total beer and stout volume in the country market.

[15] Any vendors, restaurants and retailers need a licence to serve or sell tap/draft beers, liquor and spirits in the country.

If alcohol content is found in the samples, a fine of RM 2000 or 6 months' imprisonment may be imposed for the first offence.

Local brands of arak putih in a market in Sabah
Jars for the making of the traditional rice wine of tapai in Sabah.
Sign on a refrigerator on Langkawi Island notifying that sales of beer are for non-Muslim customers only
A tasting flight of six different varieties of tuak , served with traditional snacks
Alcoholic drinks being put in a separate storage places with a label "non-halal" in the Giant Supermarket of Sabah .