Delays on Jakim's end behind catering company's lack of halal cert: Zambry
The BN senator said this in clarifying a government audit's finding detailing that the Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital (HCTM) had awarded a three-year RM25.64 million catering contract to a company that did not possess halal certification from Jakim.
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PARLIAMENT | Higher Education Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir has highlighted the Islamic Development Department's (Jakim) delay in facilitating companies' applications for halal certification. The BN senator said this in clarifying a government audit's finding detailing that the Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital (HCTM) had awarded a three-year RM25.64 million catering contract to a company that did not possess halal certification from Jakim.
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