Day: September 11, 2024

PUTRAJAYA, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has requested a report on the issue of halal certification and wants it to be presented at the Cabinet meeting next week, according to Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today. He said that Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar had been asked to prepare the report on the matter and to look into the next steps that can be taken. “The issue of halal certification is indeed discussed from time to time, especially in terms of implementation, but regarding policy, we need to wait for the presentation by

KUANTAN, A total of 171 individuals were arrested today following police raids on 20 children’s homes across Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, linked to a company alleged to be exploiting children under the guise of religious charity. Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the operation known as “Op Global,” took place between 6 am and 11 am and among those arrested were 66 men and 105 women, aged 17 to 64, who served as caretakers, religious teachers and chairpersons of the homes. As a result of the raids, 402 children – 201 boys and 201 girls, aged between

ALOR SETAR, The mandatory death penalty imposed on a Pakistani man after he was found guilty of murdering a doctor 13 years ago was commuted to 36 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane by the Federal Court here today. A unanimous decision by a three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Mat allowed Syafaqat Ali Ghulam Nabi’s request for review under Sections 2(4) and 3(1) of the Review of Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Act 2023 (Federal Court Temporary Jurisdiction) (Act 847) Tengku Maimum set aside the April 5, 2013, High Court death sentence against

SHAH ALAM, Three individuals, including two civil servants, have been remanded for four days starting today to assist in the investigation into a RM30,000 bribery case. The remand order against one man and two women, aged between 30 and 40, was issued by Magistrate Ameera Mastura Khamis following an application from the Selangor branch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to a source, the two civil servants are suspected of accepting bribes totalling RM15,000 each in 2021 and 2022, respectively, in return for altering the outcome of a chemical report related to a drug investigation. The suspects allegedly received

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia consistently adopts an open-door policy to bolster the agricultural sector and ensure food security, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said. He said the government, particularly the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM), welcomes strategic partnerships from both local and international investors, while actively promoting public-private collaborations. Mohamad said the National Agrofood Security Innovation programme (PINTAR), which outlines five key strategies across the crops, livestock, fisheries and agro-based industries, is a key example of a cooperative framework already in place. ‘Through the PINTAR initiative, comprehensive emphasis is placed on the implementation and integration of innovation