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Daily Express
4 days ago
- General
- Daily Express
Spaghetti in the alley? Restaurant video triggers inspection
Published on: Friday, June 27, 2025 Published on: Fri, Jun 27, 2025 Text Size: Stills from the video. - Social media KUALA LUMPUR: A viral video showing a worker preparing spaghetti in a dirty alley has drawn criticism and prompted a health inspection at a restaurant in Cheras, Selangor, WeirdKaya reported. The 42-second clip, shared to a Facebook group on Wednesday (June 25), showed the worker stirring spaghetti in a metal pot next to a pile of rubbish comprising plastic bags, cardboard and Styrofoam boxes. At one point, the worker was seen using his fingers to check if the spaghetti was cooked, prompting the netizen to label the practice 'extremely unhygienic' and announce plans to report it to the authorities. Following the public outcry, Kajang Municipal Council officers and health officials visited the restaurant but found the premises clean and compliant with health regulations. Councillor Dickson Tan Tee Guan told China Press the eatery scored 93 points (Grade A) in hygiene, with no cooking activity observed in the back alley during the inspection. Tan noted the staff were vaccinated against typhoid, wore hats and aprons, and had completed food handling courses, so no enforcement action was taken. However, he acknowledged the possibility that the restaurant had cleaned up the area after the video went viral, while the restaurant issued an apology and pledged to cooperate fully with any further investigations. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
30-04-2025
- The Star
Final-year varsity students roll out anti-scam awareness campaign
A team of final-year Media and Creative Studies students from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) organised an anti-scam awareness campaign 'P@SSK3Y-997' with the goal of promoting awareness on scams and anti-scam techniques. Held in partnership with JanganKenaScam and the university's Centre of Media and Communications Research, the one-day event featured multiple activities including a talk open to public focusing on real skills, case studies and expert opinion from a Public Bank representative specialising in dealing with scams. The event also featured a documentary highlighting the experiences of scam victims, their advice and the opinion of an expert researcher on scams. Top five posters that won the poster design competition on display at the exhibition at UTAR Sungai Long campus. A poster design competition was also held in UTAR, encouraging students to submit designs featuring the National Scam Hotline (997) in a move to encourage and inform people to report scams and keep authorities informed. An exhibition was also held, where the audience was provided with an interactive and educational experience to keep them aware of scams and scam-prevention methods. The event was attended by Kajang municipal councillor Dickson Tan Tee Guan, and representatives from Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation and Public Bank Bhd. Project chairperson Chiew Sin Ran in her speech said, '997 is the hotline one should call if they find themselves being scammed or suspect something suspicious. 'We hope, through this campaign, you will not only learn how to spot scams, but also remember this important number – 997 – and take action if needed,' she said. Project advisor and lecturer Lim Wai Ping urged the public to be more alert. 'If it sounds too good to be true, think-pause-verify.' 'Never shop when you are too tired,' she added. Co-project advisor and lecturer Zachary Roland Anthony said calling the hotline would be the right thing to do to stop scams. 'If we believe in a cause, let us push to make it happen. 'Besides, knowledge and understanding create the power to change the way we look and change things. 'It is our business to stop the scamming shame. Let us do it now,' he said.
