Thursday, 07 Jan 2021 10:31 AM MYT
BY BEN TAN
Johor MACC director Datuk Azmi Alias confirmed the arrest and said the suspects will be brought to the Johor Baru Magistrate s Court for a remand application. Picture by Azneal Ishak
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JOHOR BARU, Jan 7 Two officers from the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) have been arrested by state graftbusters today in connection with the so-called “meat cartel” scandal.
The suspects, aged 27 and 31, were detained to assist in investigations at the Johor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office here at 11pm last night.
Wednesday, 06 Jan 2021 11:00 AM MYT
BY ASHMAN ADAM
Ameer said Putrajaya is not moving fast enough to investigate the meat cartel scandal. Picture by Farhan Najib
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 Fewer people are buying red meat these days at Aeon, one of Malaysia’s biggest chain supermarkets following a scandal late last year that has cast doubt over the halal status of imported meats.
The Malaysian Insight reported Aeon Retail Malaysia chief human resource officer and corporate communications director Kasuma Satria saying that sales of red meat at its stores nationwide have fallen as much as 40 per cent since the expose of a “meat cartel”.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi has denied that anyone within his ministry is involved in the recent meat cartel scandal. Mingguan Malaysia reported him as saying that he supports the establishment of a Royal Commission of.
Thursday, 31 Dec 2020 08:49 AM MYT
BY KENNETH TEE
Raihanah Cold Storage Sdn Bhd director Rahman Sheik Abdullah (third from left) and his wife Raihanah Kasim (fourth from left) before the proceedings at the Sessions Court in Johor Baru December 30, 2020. Picture by Ben Tan
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 A frozen meat supplier, Raihanah Cold Storage Sdn Bhd, recently came under the spotlight as one of those implicated in a scandal where a so-called cartel is said to have passed off non-halal imported meat as halal.
But who is behind this company that you have probably never heard of?