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  • 786 Halal Char Kway Teow Is Halal, Managed By Chinese-Muslim Convert

    786 Halal Char Kway Teow Is Halal, Managed By Chinese-Muslim Convert

    Just to share..

    A lot have been said about e talked about 786 CKT at Bukit Merah managed by our bro Anis Ang..

    There are members here who mocked our bro if he is a true Muslim. Some even asked for his Identity Cards.. MUIS Conversion Papers.. Asked him to recite e Al Fatehah.. Saying tt e stall is not fully cleansed .. Questioned him why he don’t hv a Halal Certificate from MUIS.. etc..

    786 Halal Cert

    Tday I wuld like to clarify e situation of his predicament as a Convert Muslim trying to make a living and survive (though he felt like he is being treated as a second class Muslim) in and by e Muslim Community here in Singapore.

    The stall have been fully cleansed in accordance to Islamic way.. All equipments are new since he started e bisnes. He has been a Muslim Convert since 21 June 2011. All ingredients tt he ordered are fm a Muslim Supplier..

    I hope this answers to some queries tt some members here in HCR have about him and his Bisnes…

    Dear All.. I apologise if I cannot reply to Ur queries earlier and thank U all for your overwhelming support on this.. As requested by all I will have to remove his I.C that he is a Muslim cos due to security reasons.. Thanks and Wasallam..

     

     

    Source: Hady Jay in Halal Cafe & Restaurants in Singapore

  • Singapore Set To Benefit From Increased Demand For Islamic Financial Services In Asia

    Singapore Set To Benefit From Increased Demand For Islamic Financial Services In Asia

    Industrial real estate investment trust (REIT) Sabana is the largest Islamic REIT globally, in terms of assets – and it is based in Singapore. Overall, shariah-compliant assets under management here have risen by 22 per cent since 2010, while banking assets have grown by more than 73 per cent. This is expected to grow further, as more Islamic funds in the Gulf seek foreign investment opportunities, particularly in Asia.

    Speaking at the 6th World Islamic Banking Conference Asia Summit on Wednesday (Jun 3), Ms Jacqueline Loh, Deputy Managing Director at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, said: “GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) banks have already been expanding their operations in Singapore in recent years to support the deployment of Islamic funds to corporates in the region, through Islamic bank financing, and sukuk issuances.”

    She added: “The asset-backed nature of Islamic finance makes sukuk ideal for financing of infrastructure projects and would complement ongoing work by Singapore to enhance the bankability of infrastructure projects in the region and involve more capital market participants.”

    Sukuks are securities that are similar to bonds but they comply with the Islamic law. In the past five years, there were 31 sukuk issuances in Singapore – more than in other conventional jurisdictions, with total outstanding issuance reaching a high of S$3.8 billion in 2014, compared to S$440 million in 2009.

    Industry participants said growth in this segment can help support the financing needs in the region. In particular, an estimated US$60 billion will be needed annually until 2022 for basic infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia.

    Growing infrastructure needs and cross border trade and investments are expected to drive demand for Islamic finance in ASEAN. Observers said markets in the region are well-positioned to meet the rising demand, and stock exchanges are working together to capture these opportunities.

    Said Bursa Malaysia chief Tajuddin Atan: “Growth of the global Muslim population coupled with increase of global HNWI have been a factor to the rising demand for Islamic finance services and wealth management. Importantly, the ASEAN region will need to mobilise these funds.

    “With this interesting fund size, the developmenSt of ASEAN economies, the infrastructure needs and the cross border activities in trade and finance, the outlook of future demand for Islamic finance industry, to me, remains bright,” he added. “It is expected to almost double or grow by 98 per cent by 2018 to bridge the demand for Islamic finance and to support mobilisation of funds in Southeast Asia alone.”

    Mr Tajuddin said this will bring up the question of product innovation, to preserve and grow the wealth of the Asian and ASEAN population: “So what the exchanges of ASEAN have done so far … Malaysia together with SGX, the Singapore stock exchange, and stock exchange of Thailand have collaborated in developing the ASEAN exchanges to facilitate more efficient cross border trading among ASEAN.”

    In 2012, the Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand stock exchanges established the ASEAN trading link, to allow investors easier access to each other’s markets.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • JAKIM – Sijil Halal Secret Recipe Di Malaysia Ditarik Balik

    JAKIM – Sijil Halal Secret Recipe Di Malaysia Ditarik Balik

    KENYATAAN MEDIA

    ISU PENARIKAN SIJIL PENGESAHAN HALAL MALAYSIA BAGI SYARIKAT SECRET RECIPE MANUFACTURING SDN. BHD.

    Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) melalui Bahagian Hab Halal ingin memberi penjelasan berhubung isu penarikan balik Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia bagi syarikat Secret Recipe Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. berikutan kenyataan mengenainya yang disebarkan secara meluas di laman-laman sosial.

    Penarikan Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia bagi syarikat tersebut adalah disebabkan telah berlaku perlanggaran terhadap Manual Prosedur Pensijilan Halal Malaysia yang melibatkan kesalahan-kesalahan kebersihan dan GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) yang serius. Penarikan ini walau bagaimanapun adalah TIDAK disebabkan kesalahan penggunaan bahan haram dalam pemprosesan produk.

    Bahagian Hab Halal telah memanggil syarikat terlibat dan syarikat berkenaan telah berjanji akan melakukan tindakan segera berhubung kesalahan yang dilakukan sehingga mengakibatkan Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia mereka ditarik balik.

    Penarikan Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia adalah berkuatkuasa pada 7 Mei 2015. Walau bagaimanapun, penarikan sijil halal tersebut tidaklah menghalang syarikat berkenaan untuk memohon semula Sijil Halal setelah tindakan pembetulan telah dibuat dan mematuhi piawaian pensijilan halal Malaysia. JAKIM akan membuat penilaian semula terhadap permohonan tersebut berdasarkan pemeriksaan dan pematuhan ke atas Malaysia Standard 1500:2009 dan Manual Prosedur Pensijilan Halal Malaysia 2014.

    JAKIM amat memandang serius perkara ini dan mengingatkan kepada setiap pemegang Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia agar sentiasa mematuhi piawaian pensijilan halal Malaysia dari masa ke masa. Tindakan juga akan diambil tanpa kompromi kepada mana-mana pihak yang melakukan pelanggaran terhadap pematuhan piawaian pensijilan halal setelah memiliki Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia.
    JAKIM juga ingin menasihatkan pengguna agar tidak membuat andaian pelbagai dan menyebarkan isu ini secara salah. Sebarang maklumat lanjut, pengguna boleh berhubung terus dengan Bahagian Hab Halal Jakim di talian 03-8892 5000 / 5001 (talian utama) dan 03-8892 5048 (Pegawai Perhubungan Awam) dan semakan status halal juga boleh disemak melalui Direktori Halal Malaysia di www.halal.gov.my.

    Sekian dimaklumkan, terima kasih.

    HAJAH HAKIMAH BINTI MOHD YUSOFF
    Pengarah,
    Bahagian Hab Halal, Jakim
    26 Mei 2015

     

    Source: Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim)

  • Ustaz Azhar Idrus: Forbidden In Islam To Celebrate Mother’s Day

    Ustaz Azhar Idrus: Forbidden In Islam To Celebrate Mother’s Day

    PETALING JAYA: Now recirculating on social media is a video recorded in 2012 of Terengganu-based Ustaz Azhar Idrus calling on Muslims to disregard Mother’s Day and denouncing it as a Christian festival.

    In the 3.47 minute video, Azhar speaks to a crowd, warning them of the celebration’s supposedly Christian roots, saying it was linked to the Mother of the Church, the Virgin Mary.

    “The movement began in the early 19th Century, applying to the church and the government to declare this day a public holiday,” says Azhar, who then explains that the movement had asked churches in 1862 to note it in church calendars as a Christian celebration.

    “Mother’s Day has been declared a public holiday in all Christian nations; this is why it is forbidden to celebrate Mother’s Day,” says Azhar.

    “On that day, people will give a ‘mother cake’ to their mother, and they do this once a year. But Islam teaches us to be generous with mothers throughout the year.”

    He pointed out that the Chinese did not celebrate Deepavali, and the Japanese, Awal Muharram.

    “They (the Japanese) will not celebrate Awal Muharram because they know it is a Muslim festival. The Mexicans celebrate Christmas and not Maulidur Rasul,” says Azhar.

    “The Canadians do not celebrate Thaipusam,” The Star quoted him as preaching in the video.

    Mother’s Day was founded in America in the 20th century by Anna Jarvis, the daughter of Civil War peace activist Ann Jarvis, who cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the Civil War and created the Mother’s Day Work Clubs to address public health issues.

    Following her mother’s death, Anna campaigned to make Mother’s Day an officially recognised holiday in the States. Following her efforts, Mother’s Day was officially recognised as a national holiday in 1914, set on the second Sunday of May.

    Rampant commercialisation and marketing soon brought it to the rest of the world.

     

    Source: www.freemalaysiatoday.com

  • Tang Tea House – Serving Halal Dim Sums, Building Prayer Rooms For Diners And Staff

    Tang Tea House – Serving Halal Dim Sums, Building Prayer Rooms For Diners And Staff

    In the last 13 years, the number of halal-certified businesses in Singapore grew to over 2,500. They join the race to tap into the global halal food market, estimated to be worth over $760 billion. JUDITH TAN ([email protected]) speaks to three eatery owners on their forays into this market.

    Tang Tea House

    She wanted to break into the halal market with dimsum.

    An unusual choice since dimsum is usually made with copious amounts of pork.

    “I thought it was an untapped market and there are delicious alternatives,” says Tang Tea House’s boss Sylvia Ler, 58.

    That was eight years ago and that astute gamble paid off. Today, hundreds of baskets of salted-egg custard buns fly off her shelves.

    Nine in 10 of the customers of the restaurant in Bedok Road are Muslims, and they flock to the place on weekends for a dimsum treat. In fact; they have expanded from a corner coffee shop, to taking on three more units. Madam Ler says: “I wanted to introduce good Chinese food to the Malay community and what better way than the traditional dimsum fare.”

    The restaurant now serves more than 300 Chinese dishes, and her staff churn out the dishes that come from her own recipes.

    “It is usually by word-of-mouth,” says Madam Ler.

    “My Malay customers come for lunch. Then they bring their families here for dinner. Their family members tell their friends and so on.”

    To cope with the demand, she expanded across the next three shops and even built a prayer room for her Muslim patrons and staff.

    “This way, they do not have to gulp down their meals and rush to pray. They can pray here and have a leisurely lunch before going back to work,” she adds.

    Going halal means her expenses also go up by 10 to 20 per cent, yet she manages to keep prices at Tang Tea House “affordable for HDB heartlanders”.

    “For instance, our seafood hor fun, which is an all-time favourite, remains at only $4.80,” Madam Ler says.

    She continues to “absorb the goods and services tax and we don’t charge for service either” to ensure that her restaurant remains popular in the long run.

    *Article first apeared in The New Paper, 12 Oct 2014.

     

    Source: www.soshiok.com