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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia must leverage cutting-edge technologies like blockchain to enhance its halal certification framework, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. Speaking at the Global Halal Summit 2024 (GHAS 2024) here tonight, he said countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Australia are already using blockchain to enhance transparency and tackle fraud in halal certification. ‘By adopting this technology, Malaysia can strengthen its halal processes, reduce trade barriers and align with global standards. ‘This strategic move will boost consumer confidence and solidify Malaysia’s position as a leading global halal hub,’ said Ahmad

KUALA LUMPUR, Police have confirmed that a prison inmate receiving treatment at Sungai Buloh Hospital escaped at 3.56 pm today. District police chief Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said the Sungai Buloh District Police Headquarters (IPD) Control Centre received a report via the MERS 999 line from the hospital that an inmate was missing from his bed and believed to have escaped He said the inmate known as A. Kalai Kumar, 27, has eight prior criminal records, including four related to narcotics. “The police are actively tracking down the inmate,” he said in a statement today. Mohd Hafiz also appealed

GEORGE TOWN, A tree uprooted by a storm crushed to death two Chinese tourists – a man and his daughter – here today, just hours after the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) had announced plans to cut down 54 trees deemed at risk of falling in severe weather. The tourists, who were in a car parked at Penang Peranakan Mansion, were also hit by falling building debris during the tragic incident in Lebuh Gereja at 2.15 pm. The car was driven by a local man, who managed to escape before the tree fell. The female victim, who was seated in

KOTA BHARU, The Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZ II) is looking for the family or next-of-kin of an elderly patient who is currently receiving treatment in Ward 28 of the hospital. Its Corporate Communication Unit said the man, identified as Lam Kim Hock, who is in his 70s, was found at a shopping mall here and admitted to the hospital on Aug 14. “HRPZ II, together with the National Registration Department, has made efforts to trace the elderly man’s family through the system, but no records were found,” it said in a statement today. Those with information on Lam

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