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Restaurant owner in hot water for displaying Quranic verses to claim ‘halal’ status
IPOH: A restaurant owner could face legal action after the premises belonging to him in Seri Manjung was detected displaying Quranic verses as a representation of being ‘halal’, leading to confusion among Muslims. The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs’ Manjung Branch Office chief Wan
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With biryani and rice balls, Malaysia aims for halal Olympic gold
KUALA LUMPUR: A small factory in Malaysia’s capital is preparing thousands of ready-to-eat halal meals, from fried rice to chicken biryani, to be shipped off to Japan for 2020’s biggest sporting event. Food firms from Muslim-majority Malaysia, are expected to
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Halal status boosts marketability of local products
KUALA LUMPUR: For a majority of consumers in this country, the halal status is one of the main considerations in their choice of food and beverage products when they go shopping. The halal stamp on the food and beverage packaging is
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Mujahid: 60% of producers with halal tag are non-Muslims
Data from the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) showed that more than 60% of halal product manufacturers were multinational companies owned by non-Muslims. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof said this was because non-Muslim producers
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Ground shifts in Indonesia’s economy as conservative Islam takes root
JAKARTA: Arie Untung, a former video jockey for the Indonesian offshoot of MTV, says he used to drink alcohol regularly and – back then – was a jeans-clad, spiky-haired rocker who was only a nominal Muslim. But he says his
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