Day: September 18, 2024

IPOH, All premises owned by Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISBH) in Perak are under close observation by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). Perak chief of police Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said the monitoring is being carried out comprehensively and also involved business premises related to the company. ‘Currently, we are closely monitoring GISBH’s movements in Perak and cannot reveal their list of locations,’ he said when met at the PDRM Retirees and Prospective Retirees Celebration Ceremony here today. “This is (not disclosed) because the police do not want the ongoing investigation to be disrupted and in line with

BUTTERWORTH, The owners of seafood restaurants along Pantai Bersih here suffered losses between RM50,000 and RM200,000 after their business premises were battered by huge waves and high tides yesterday. They have also had to close their restaurants for an extended period as they need to carry out extensive repairs to the damaged premises. Restaurant owner, Low Kok Seng, 59, said he had just opened his business at 11 am yesterday and around noon, he stopped customers from dining outdoors near the beach as the waves grew stronger and the sea level rose. “The huge waves came suddenly, and luckily, at

KUALA LUMPUR, The Cabinet meeting today agreed to maintain the existing policy regarding applications for the Malaysia Halal Certification (SPHM), Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. Ahmad Zahid, who is also Halal Industry Development Council chairman, said the policy, overseen by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) and State Islamic Religious Councils (MAIN) or State Religious Departments (JAIN), has been voluntary since its introduction in 1974 and further reinforced by the Trade Descriptions Act 2011. ‘The existing policy remains unchanged and is open to any industry that is prepared to comply with all the requirements,

KUALA LUMPUR, The High Court here has set Nov 11 to deliver its decision on the Malaysian Bar’s application for leave to commence a judicial review challenging the Pardons Board’s decision to reduce Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s prison sentence and fine in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid scheduled the date after hearing submissions from the former prime minister’s lead counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, and former Malaysian Bar president Datuk Zainur Zakaria representing the statutory body. ‘The decision will be delivered on Nov 11 at 9 am in an open court,’

KUALA LUMPUR, Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s sons, Mirzan and Tan Sri Mokhzani, have clarified that they are not being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in relation to the Pandora Papers and Panama Papers. In a joint statement today, Mirzan and Mokhzani said their asset declaration to MACC is related to an ongoing investigation into Dr Mahathir, not the Pandora or Panama Papers. “As stated by MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki in today’s press conference, we are fully cooperating with MACC to ensure a positive resolution,’ the statement read. Azam had earlier confirmed that