Day: September 18, 2024

PUTRAJAYA, The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has assured that action will be taken against the authorities if there are elements of corruption or abuse of power over the odour pollution caused by waste processing factories believed to have operated illegally for the past 10 years in Telok Gong, Port Klang. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said that its Intelligence Division director, Datuk Zainul Darus, has been instructed to send investigating officers to obtain detailed information regarding the issue, affecting about 40,000 residents in the area. “I give an assurance that we will act if this matter (regarding the

KUALA LUMPUR, The dreams of four entrepreneurs to obtain halal certification from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) were finally realised after they successfully completed the Halal Certification Programme offered by Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Muamalat). The four entrepreneurs are Siti Suraya Shariff, a producer of roselle-based products; Zai Suhana Mohd Tap, who specialises in soursop-based products; Abdul Rahman Hassan, a spice producer; and Benedette Anthony, a restaurant owner. Bank Muamalat president and chief executive officer Khairul Kamarudin said that two of the entrepreneurs are asnaf entrepreneurs under Bank Muamalat’s ITEKAD Entrepreneur Scheme, while the other two are

KUALA LUMPUR, PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) recently carried out beach clean-up and mangrove planting activities with community members at Desa Muara Teluk Naga, Banten, continuing its flagship social impact programme, Be Green, in Indonesia for the second year running. This year’s activities reinforce the Company’s commitment to address the environmental challenge of plastic pollution and empower the community to take an active role in preserving the environment. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, National men’s doubles professional pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi had to work their socks off to beat Taiwan’s Lee Jhe Huei- Yang Po Hsuan 13-21, 21-16, 21-15 in the first round of the China Open in Changzhou today. The Malaysians needed 44 minutes to subdue the sixth-seeded Taiwanese pair and set up a second-round date with either Lee Fang Chih-Lee Fang Jen, also of Taiwan, or Indonesians Sabar Karyaman Gutama-Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. In the mixed doubles event, Malaysia’s Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei cruised into the second round after taking just 26 minutes to dispose of

SEREMBAN, The chairman of a private religious study centre pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court today to three counts of committing physical sexual assault against a teenage girl between March and August this year. Mohd Hafidz Eshak, 44, entered his plea after the charges were read out separately before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. According to the charges, he was accused of committing physical sexual assault against a 14-year-old girl at a house in Bandar Dataran Segar and a private religious centre in Port Dickson between 3 pm and 11 pm from early March to Aug 28. He was charged