MCA Youth has urged the government to introduce clear regulations on fireworks sales, stressing that legalising the products must be coupled with enforceable standards.

Referencing how a recent fire at a fireworks stall in Nibong Tebal, Penang, had also damaged a motorcycle and a nearby home’s air conditioning units, MCA Youth secretary-general Saw Yee Fung said the incident should not be considered an isolated case.

Instead, she argued that the fire was a “clear indication” of...