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BUKIT MERTAJAM, A company selling snack crackers was found to be using an expired Malaysian halal logo following a raid by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) on its premises here yesterday. Penang KPDN director S Jegan said the operation, conducted in collaboration with the Halal Management Division and the Penang Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAIPP), targeted a two-storey shophouse used as a factory. ‘During the inspection, we found that an expired Malaysian halal logo was used on the packaging of their products. ‘Subsequently, RM6,748 worth of cracker products stamped with the expired halal logo were seized,”

BUKIT MERTAJAM, A company selling snack crackers was found to be using an expired Malaysian halal logo following a raid by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) on its premises here yesterday. Penang KPDN director S Jegan said the operation, conducted in collaboration with the Halal Management Division and the Penang Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAIPP), targeted a two-storey shophouse used as a factory. ‘During the inspection, we found that an expired Malaysian halal logo was used on the packaging of their products. ‘Subsequently, RM6,748 worth of cracker products stamped with the expired halal logo were seized,”

KUALA LUMPUR, JP Morgan has upgraded Malaysia’s rating from underweight to neutral after almost six years, crediting the country’s policy reforms, data centre investments and infrastructure build-up. In an interview with CNBC yesterday, JP Morgan head of Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan/China), Rajiv Batra said Malaysia’s rapid pace of progress was impressive with a 4.2 per cent gross domestic product growth in the first quarter of 2024. ‘What was more exciting for us was that all the signs were evident last year. Earnings growth almost tracking a 10-11 percent mark was an upside surprise. We need to give credit to the country, and

BUKIT MERTAJAM, A company selling snack crackers was found to be using an expired Malaysian halal logo following a raid by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) on its premises here yesterday. Penang KPDN director S Jegan said the operation, conducted in collaboration with the Halal Management Division and the Penang Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAIPP), targeted a two-storey shophouse used as a factory. ‘During the inspection, we found that an expired Malaysian halal logo was used on the packaging of their products. ‘Subsequently, RM6,748 worth of cracker products stamped with the expired halal logo were seized,”

KUALA LUMPUR, JP Morgan has upgraded Malaysia’s rating from underweight to neutral after almost six years, crediting the country’s policy reforms, data centre investments and infrastructure build-up. In an interview with CNBC yesterday, JP Morgan head of Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan/China), Rajiv Batra said Malaysia’s rapid pace of progress was impressive with a 4.2 per cent gross domestic product growth in the first quarter of 2024. ‘What was more exciting for us was that all the signs were evident last year. Earnings growth almost tracking a 10-11 percent mark was an upside surprise. We need to give credit to the country, and