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Malaysia to facilitate halal products certification for Peru

SAN FRANCISCO: Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra has requested Malaysia to consider opening an office in Peru to help facilitate halal certification of Peruvian products, as Malaysia’s halal certification is recognised worldwide, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “I have agreed to facilitate Peru’s request as soon as possible,” he told the Malaysian […]

Indonesia aiming to be global halal production hub

SHANGHAI: Indonesia is not only seeking to become a country that sets halal certification standards, but also a global halal production hub, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said. “Indonesia not only wants to provide halal certification standards in the world, but wants to become the world’s largest country in producing halal products,” he expounded here […]

Over 80 pct of SME firms hold halal certs

KUALA LUMPUR: Over 80 per cent or 7,306 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are holders of Malaysia’s Halal Verification Certificate at the moment, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said. Winding up the debate for his portfolio on the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) Mid-Term Review (MTR) at Dewan […]

New halal certification module to produce more professionals in halal field

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) is developing a new international halal executive module to produce more professionals in the halal field. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said he was confident that through the renewed module, the country would be able to ‘export’ more professionals […]

Malaysian products gaining popularity with Thai consumers

By Linda Khoo Hui Li & Tuwaedaniya Meringing BANGKOK: “I’m seeing more Malaysian products on the shelves at supermarkets selling well in Southern provinces,” said a Thai consumer, Rohana Abdul Aziz. The 51-year-old housewife from Pattani attributed the growing popularity of Malaysian products in Thailand to their high quality and halal certification. “I hope to […]

Significant increase in halal certification applications among bumiputera entrepreneurs

KUCHING: Application for halal certification from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) has shown an increasing trend among Bumiputera entrepreneurs over the past three years, starting from 2021. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said the statistics of applications from Bumiputera received by JAKIM recorded 1,500 applications […]

Spend Valentine’s Day with BCCK

KUCHING: The Raintree Restaurant at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) is inviting couples to spend Valentine’s Day with them. Priced at RM300 per couple, the restaurant will prepare an extravagant five-course meal, prepared with the finest ingredients. To start off the night, an appetiser of salmon gravlax tartare is served with fresh seaweed, ebiko caviar, […]

Public can request for halal verification

KUCHING : It had been made clear to the public that the halal logo must be accredited and certified by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim), said  Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and DBKU) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He also stated that the public can request for proof of […]

Close watch on imported meat

By Siti Nurain Ratani  KUCHING: Sarawak Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) is closely monitoring all premises with halal certification for imported goods including imported meat.  Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and Kuching North City Commission) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said this was to ensure that everyone, especially Muslims in Sarawak, received […]

Bumiputera entrepreneurs assured of help

BY NATASHA JEE AND VOON YIH BOON KUCHING: The Rural Development Ministry will find ways to further assist Bumiputera entrepreneurs in Sarawak to expand their businesses. Its minister, Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad said during his visit to a Kuching based manufacturing company, Sophia Taha Holdings Sdn Bhd (STHSB), the ministry had learnt about the […]