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PUTRAJAYA: The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) is collaborating with several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the Palestine. ....
Sabah: Major smuggling syndicate crippled December 28, 2020 Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said one of the syndicates, had been crippled last week. Advertisement He said the smuggling racket from Labuan had evolved gradually and become a serious issue. “The syndicates smuggled cigarettes, alcoholic drinks and chicken wings from the duty-free-island here to the mainland. “The cigarettes and alcoholic drinks smuggled to the mainland of Sabah are for the market in the rural areas. It is a matter of time before we get the masterminds,” he said at a press conference here today. With the new government’s ruling coming into effect on Jan 1, 2021, cigarettes will be subjected to taxes at all duty-free islands or duty-free zones. ....
Monday, 28 Dec 2020 06:01 PM MYT A worker arranging imported frozen meat at a meat shop in Ipoh December 28, 2020. News of imported meat that was improperly sourced and passed off as halal recently made headlines. Picture by Farhan Najib Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 The issue of meat smuggling which is hotly debated now is outside the jurisdiction and responsibilities of the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim), said its Research Division senior director Datuk Sirajuddin Suhaimee. He said the role of Jakim is to check whether a slaughterhouse abroad complies with Islamic law from the aspect of the slaughtering process until the meat is packaged and put in a box free of contamination. ....