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Brunei firm invents online Halal food verification system
A Brunei Company has developed what it claims to be the world's first online Halal food verification system, which is expected to hit the global market before June this year, news reports.
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Frontier Eyes RM10 Million Halal Supplement Sales In 2010
Frontier International (M) Sdn Bhd, a global Halal health supplement producer, expects to generate about RM10 million in sales this year through its latest product "Angkasa".
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Malaysia Has Potential to Be a Major Producer of Halal Vaccines
Malaysia has the potential to be a major producer of Halal vaccines in the world, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said. He said the development of the vaccines can help improve public health in Muslim countries.
Halal developments in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Since August last year, the ARMM has made steady developments in its Halal endeavours from certification to industry-related growths. The Halal Journal reports.
Laying down the law on Halal accreditation
Indonesia's highest authority on Islamic affairs, the Council of Ulema (MUI), has signalled a hard line on imports from New Zealand and other Western nations.
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Sharjah Islamic Bank inks deal with Noor Takaful
Sharjah Islamic Bank or SIB has signed an agreement with Noor Takaful according to which the Bank will offer Noor Takaful Motor Takaful Insurance to all SIB customers through its network of 23 branches.
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HSBC Amanah Premier now available in Malaysia
The world's first globally linked-up Islamic banking and wealth management service, HSBC Amanah Premier, is now available in Malaysia.
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Bank Negara Allows EONCap to Commence Merger Talks with Hong Leong Bank
EON Capital Bhd, the holding company of EON Bank Group, has received Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) approval to start merger talks with Hong Leong Bank Bhd (HLBB).
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Business as usual despite clerics’ edict
It has been two years since Harini, 39, opened her salon and spa business for Muslim women at the biggest residential complex in Malang city, East Java. On the flyer bearing the name of the salon, Cantik Solehah, she still offers hair straightening services regardless of a Islamic forum recently issuing an edict declaring it haram (forbidden in Islam) for Muslim women.
Five-Year Tourism Strategic Plan Tops Agenda
Tourism industry leaders from Southeast Asia may adopt the recommendations for the Asean Tourism Strategic Plan 2011-2015 when they meet in Brunei for the sector's biggest meeting this year, The Brunei Times learned from tourism officials.
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