Move to curb beggars and their syndicates

KUALA LUMPUR: The law must be amended to make begging an offence and to clamp down on syndicates using individuals to fleece the public.

The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is pushing for the amendment to include enforcement in the Destitute Persons Act 1977.

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