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  • A&W’s Comeback To Singapore Plagued By ‘Halal Not Halal’ Issue.. Seriously?

    A&W’s Comeback To Singapore Plagued By ‘Halal Not Halal’ Issue.. Seriously?

    Yes, again the ‘Halal Not Halal’ issue is baccccccccck and the TRENDING restaurant that everyone is talking about now is A&W Singapore.

    “We gave up. The queue was 1 hour.”

    Said one of the kiasu patrons of A&W on its first day reopening in Singapore after they have been gone for a long time. Other than A&W, many flocked over to Jewel Changi Airport over the weekend to see the news attractions especially the waterfall.

    But what is the hype eh about this A&W, because in JB the outlets are lengang (slow business). (:

    Photo of an outlet in JB

    So, apart from the tak boleh rilek crowd that die-die confirm plus chop cannot eat on other days (other than the opening day) or wait it out a few days/weeks, the issue of HALAL CERTIFICATION surfaced. Not surprising la.. Singaporeans.

    Screenshot taken from Facebook

    This ah gerl say don’t make A&W Singapore become halal certified. Her argument is that people ONLY have a choice to eat beef or pork, so if someone don’t eat beef they need to eat the pork instead. #bodohpehstatement #racistmuch

    “Dekni tk makan Babi,dia makan Taik Babi.”

    Oops. Not we say one siol. Someone who replied to her said that. Padan muka you.

    Anyway, A&W Singapore saved the day when they instantaneously responded the following to Singaporeans’ squabble about ‘Halal Not Halal’ issue.

    Beyond opening new outlets, A&W also wants to cater to various segments of the local market, said Mr Tan. It has “every intention” of submitting its application to the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) for halal-certification.

    “The Muslim community formed a very big chunk of our business (in the past) and I think right now we will continue to respect and recognise that this particular market is very important to us,” said Mr Tan.

    “From the start, when developing the menu, we always wanted to make it halal, but obviously we need to get the restaurant to open first – we are in the process – meaning to say we have every intention to submit our application to MUIS.

    “We’re hoping that the crowd will ease out a bit and then we will get them to come in (and do an audit),” said Mr Tan.

    “Right now, we would like consumers to know that it’s a Muslim friendly menu, no pork no lard, and as soon as we can find the time to submit our application to MUIS, we will do so immediately.”

    Photo from CNA

    Wohoo! Definitely great news for us Muslims! Thanks to A&W.

    A&W has been halal in the past and will always continue to be halal to cater for the Muslim community in Singapore.

    Btw, 94% responded YES to a poll asking if A&W should be halal.

    Duh of course yes. It’s our birthright!

     

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  • Non-Muslim Staff At Penang Culture JEM Attentive To Observance Of Halal Certification

    Non-Muslim Staff At Penang Culture JEM Attentive To Observance Of Halal Certification

    I was at Jem’s Penang Culture with my family and would like to commend their staff for their observance of their Halal certificate.

    As a Chinese Muslim family we naturally look Chinese, and the staff was concerned about us putting my baby’s food in their baby bowls. He said it was not allowed as it is a Halal-certified restaurant (he’s not even Malay/Muslim, but appears to be a Filipino).

    I assured him that I’m Muslim and the food, prepared at home, is Halal, but also thanked him for being careful and thorough.

    Alhamdullilah, as we read about how some food establishments don’t take their certification seriously, it is nice to know that there are those who do.

    Keep up the good work

     

    Source: Harris Chai in Halal Cafe & Restaurants In Singapore

  • Geylang Ramadan Bazaar Focused On Muslim Owners And Their Products/Services In The 80s And 90s

    Geylang Ramadan Bazaar Focused On Muslim Owners And Their Products/Services In The 80s And 90s

    We are seeing too many non-Muslim Owned stalls in Geylang, the heart of the Malay (I shall not delete this, but I stand corrected as it shld be generally just Muslim) Muslim community “get-together” place for Ramadan and Eid celebrations.

    It has been and always shld be THE trend since the 80s, 90s and crossing well into the millennium, that Geylang Ramadan bazaar shld be focused on Muslim owners and their products/services.

    I’m not going into the race/religion issue, but it is becoming more “non Malay/Muslim” bec the rentals are gg thru the roof.

    A lot of ppl, me included, are wondering, is it a ploy to one day push out all 100% Muslim Owned stalls out of Ramadan Geylang bazaar. It is super gd biz during Ramadan, as we Muslims descend and spend a lot during this period, so the sharp biz ppl are zooming in to Geylang.

    Why is the tender system allowed to go higher and higher every year? Causing the winning tender owners to impose higher and higher rentals, making it beyond reach of most Malay/Muslim vendors.

    Whatever it is, do not remove the need for Halal certification, if the stall is not 100% Muslim Owned. And now with a lot of “Malay” looking workers manning the stalls, it’s difficult to ascertain.

     

    Source: Eusniati Eusoff

  • Fish & Chicks Is Now Halal Certified

    Fish & Chicks Is Now Halal Certified

    Fish & Chicks(@fishnchickssg) is officially HALAL CERTIFIED! Our most popular Salted Egg & Chilli Crab fish & chips! Along with other chicken and fish dishes and pastas!

    New on our menu will be our Thai inspired Menu! Think Tomyum pasta, green curry and Thai chilli!

     

    Source: Halal Cafe & Restaurants In Singapore

  • ISURAMUYA Japanese Restaurant At JCube Is Not MUIS Halal-Certified

    ISURAMUYA Japanese Restaurant At JCube Is Not MUIS Halal-Certified

    Dear Muslim people in this FB Group, Please take note!

    ISURAMUYA Japanese Restaurant at Jcube is NOT HALAL CERTIFIED BY MUIS. The restaurant DO NOT HAVE any Halal certification awarded by MUIS. However, the restaurant FB page indicates that it is a Halal certified restaurant, and the shopping mall Jcube has also advertised them as Halal, and has abused the Halal MUIS sticker, as displayed in the image below.

    Please understand and know that only Halal certified restaurants are ALLOWED to use the Halal MUIS sticker. Any restaurant or eatery who is in the process of application, have yet to apply or are deemed unsuitable to be awarded the Halal cert ARE NOT ALLOWED to display the Halal certification. However, Jcube has displayed the Halal sticker below, misleading the Muslim consumers into believing that it is a Halal certified restaurant. It is an offence under the Administration of Muslim Law Act.

    Unless the restaurant claims that it is Muslim-owned, it is NOT safe for consumption as long it is NOT properly certified by MUIS. Ingredients such as the sauces contain mirin, sake, mentsuyu sauce usually has ALCOHOL CONTENT, and only MUIS can verify the ingredients used for the sauces. The chicken meat in the restaurant might also not be properly slaughtered in accordance to Halal standard.

    Dear consumers I urge all of you to refrain yourself from eating at such restaurants that do not have a valid Halal certificate, although they claim they are in the process. Be safe, because the food we consume affects the ibadah we make.

    Check on the list of Halal restaurants by MUIS here:
    http://www.halal.sg/Consumer/general.html

    **Please refer to my correspondence with MUIS in the images below to read their response.

    Nadia 1

    Nadia 2

    Nadia 3

     

    Source: Nadia Shala in Halal Cafe & Restaurants in Singapore