MALAKAT MALL - CYBERJAYA

 Malakat Mall Cyberjaya.

The mall was impressive, with a strong appeal that drew shoppers from as far as Gombak. This testament to its initial effective marketing - reminded me of the vibrancy of Melawati Mall and the former Ampang Park.

It's disheartening to hear the mall will be closing. I believe the pandemic's onset in March 2020, just 3 months after its opening, significantly impacted its trajectory. Businesses like mine have faced similar challenges, and recovery has been arduous.

While there have been criticisms of the management (which I can understand the frustrations), I believe the broader economic climate post-MCO played a more substantial role. Factors such as reduced consumer spending, challenges in the banking sector, and perhaps even the mall's location contributed to its difficulties. Attributing its failure solely to management is overly simplistic.

I hope the mall will revive, either under its current ownership or via a new buyer. Preserving its brand would be ideal.

Perhaps the motto or slogan need some changes or re-explanation - despite I see a fraction of non-Muslims and foreigners are shopping there as well, perhaps the slogan which was meant well originally - have blown out to proportions with race and religion insults.

(There are Kosher based business outside Malaysia and it was never a problem to other races/religions - so why bash them because they are trying to promote Muslims brand? Kelantan did it and there was never a problem of races/religion. The global trillion dollar cake for Islamic based products (Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance, Islamic Investment and so many more have been subscribed by everyone not only Muslims - so why Malakat Mall is the only one becoming a victim?)

STATUS HALAL VAKSIN PFIZER BIONTECH COVID-19 DI LUAR NEGARA - ULASAN NIK ZAFRI

LIHAT KESELURUHAN ARTIKEL KARYA NIK ZAFRI

Sekumpulan mufti dan ulama terkenal di UK telah memfatwakan bahawa Vaksin Pfizer BioNTech untuk merawat Covid-19 adalah HALAL kerana ianya tidak mempunyai komponen yang berasal dari haiwan.

Pada awalnya salah satu bahan yang dikesan adalah sejenis kolesterol. Apabila kajian dilakukan, didapati kolesterol ini bukan berasal daripada lemak haiwan tetapi ekstrak telur ayam.

Excipient : 

Eksipien adalah bahan yang tidak aktif yang dibuat bersamaan dengan bahan aktif dari suatu ubat-ubatan yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan volume (bulking up) bahan aktif tersebut. Eksipien disebut juga dengan pelarut (diluent) atau "pengisi" (filler).

Semua lipid eksipien yang digunakan dalam Vaksin Covid-19 mRNA BNT162b2 adalah diekstrak samada daripada tumbuhan ataupun jenis sintetik. Vaksin berkenaan tidak mempunyai sebarang komponen yang berasal dari haiwan atau lemak haiwan.

Sila rujuk nota dalam foto-foto di bawah untuk maklumat lanjut. (Kenyataan dari BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH Kupferbergterrasse 17-19 55116 Mainz, Germany)

Ruangan Korporat - 08/11/2011

Bakal cipta sejarah baharu
Oleh SARAH NADLIN ROHIM
bisnes@utusan.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR 7 Nov. - Permodalan Nasional Bhd. (PNB) dipercayai bakal menjadi pengeluar kolagen dan gelatin halal pertama dunia apabila menjadi pemegang ekuiti terbesar bagi sebuah syarikat yang baharu ditubuhkan.

PNB dikatakan bakal memegang 70 peratus kepentingan dalam syarikat itu.

Menurut sumber, kedua-dua pihak sedang melakukan perbincangan dan keputusan mengenainya bakal diketahui menjelang akhir tahun ini.

''Lebihan pegangan kepentingan pula adalah kepada pemilik kepakaran pengeluaran produk kolagen dan gelatin.

''PNB merupakan calon pilihan untuk memegang kepentingan terbesar itu, tetapi keputusan akhir akan hanya diketahui menjelang akhir tahun ini,'' katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sini.



Tambah sumber itu, melalui pemilikan itu, bakal menjadikan Malaysia sebagai negara Islam pertama yang mengeluarkan kolagen dan gelatin dengan pensijilan halal.

''Setakat ini, hanya 0.7 peratus gelatin di pasaran dibuat menggunakan sumber halal dan tiada lagi negara Islam meneroka untuk pasaran tersebut.

''Malaysia akan menjadi negara Islam pertama yang berbuat demikian, ia sejajar dengan matlamat negara untuk menjadi hab halal global,'' jelasnya.

Pada masa ini, pengeluaran gelatin global adalah sekitar 400,000 tan yang bernilai AS$2.2 bilion (RM6.82 bilion).

Gelatin merupakan bahan penting yang banyak digunakan dalam pembuatan makanan, perubatan, kosmetik dan sebagainya.

Potensi pasaran bagi produk itu terutama di Timur Tengah adalah sangat besar dan ia baik untuk perdagangan negara.

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Tujuan saya memaparkan artikel ini ialah kerana ada beberapa perkara yang saya rasa perlukan penjelasan.

a. Berita ini menggunakan perkataan 'sumber', 'dipercayai', 'dikatakan' dsb. seolah-olah perkara ini belum dipastikan.

b. Tidak diberitahu 'sumber' berkenaan.

c. Selalunya kenyataan akhbar seperti ini akan dikeluarkan oleh pegawai rasmi (spt. Ahli Lembaga Pengarah) daripada PNB

d. Biasanya sasaran perniagaan sebesar ini akan menjadi sebahagian dari KPI PNB.

e. Seolah-olah ada pihak lain yang ingin mencadangkan penglibatan PNB dalam industri & kolagen gelatin halal.

Walaubagaimanapun, jika berita ini benar, maka banyak manfaat akan diperolehi. Cuma saya berharap ada kenyataan rasmi dari PNB mengenai perkara ini.

FROM ISLAMIC BANKING TO HALAL HUB - by Nik Zafri



Just like Kosher, Halal Hub has become one of the most successful global business in the world. This is because every major halal certification and religious bodies are working closely with halal manufacturers, suppliers, sellers, buyers, consumers, end users etc.. It becomes the most efficient supply chain I have ever seen myself.

In Malaysia, Halal; like Islamic Banking; has affect almost everyone's life - Muslim and Non-Muslim alike. The Halal Hub construction owned by Perbadanan Industri Halal Berhad stands as a living proof that Malaysia is really serious about Halal.

The only setback is to network more effectively with other Halal authorities to ensure whatever being imported are according to the Halal Standard (for Malaysia, it's MS 1500 (latest version recently issued) - combined with GMP dan where applicable HACCP) Two other issues need to be addressed is export and penetration to the global Islamic Market and the acceptance and recognition of FDA.

I'm aware of the Codex Alimentarius Commission thinks about Malaysia's Halal prospects.

Having Codex is a good thing but it's of not much use if everyone is having their very own standards and codes of practice especially such codes are customized according to the differents sects (Madzhab)

Thus, the Islamic World need to come out with a more comprehensive "Codex" that takes into account the circumstances of hukum based on native Islamic country which may have a certain "leeway and tolerance". If it is to be too stringent, then we may encounter a little bit of a problem of achieving the KPI of increasing the number of halal entrepreneurs. As in many cases, it's not about too many "tolerances or leeways", it is about enforcement.

What is recommended to be done besides giving the Halal certification, the most important is the authorities should have more men, not necessarily paid salary staff but even appointed from the general public. They need to be like "Rakan Cop" and report back to the authorities for further action. But first, they need to be properly trained. (perhaps such module can also be combined into short courses for handling food? - Health Inspectors? Municipal Councils? any takers?)

We shouldn't adopt the attitude wait for report to be lodged, wait for witness, wait for evidence of non-conformity etc, then we'll take action. Halal is not about firefighting, it's about adequate follow-up & surveillance.

I also notice the "Sharie Council" is focussed more on popular fast food chain rather than the slaughtering house. I recommend there should be at least one religious officer to control a certain zone of halal manufacturers from some sort like a kiosk or something like that.

The other challenge is about talking more on OTHER food products rather than focussing "too much on meat and slaughtering issue" I take an example, Artificial White Wine Non-Alchoholic Drink - many Muslims are having "was-was" about the product as well. The attitude need to be changed.

There is also a dire need for the global Halal Authorities to compare within such Codex (perhaps in the Annexure), the difference between Halal and Kosher as well - what can and what cannot be taken.

Despite this "Islamic Codex" may be a bit thicker but I'm sure judging by the success of Islamic Banking with all the thick "codes of practice", I'm confident that Halal can also dominate but playing a harmonic role with Kosher.



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A bit about GMP from SGS

Good Manufacturing Practices Certification or GMP Certification provides independent verification and certification necessary for the implementation of an effective Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) food safety program.

GMP is a sanitary and processing requirement applicable to all food processing establishments. Many food industry companies have implemented the GMP certification scheme for food processing as the foundation upon which they have developed and implemented other food quality assurance systems and food safety management systems, such as HACCP, SQF 2000, ISO 9001 and ISO 22000.

Certifying your food management system against the GMP standard will bring the following benefits:

Enhancement of your food safety management system;
Demonstration of your commitment to producing and trading safe food;
Prepare you for HACCP certification;
Increase in consumer confidence in your products; and
Prepare you for inspection by regulatory authorities and other stakeholders (food processing regulation compliant).

*If you are required to have your management systems certified against a multiple international safety or quality standard, you can combine the parallel requirements with good manufacturing practices and cover them cost effectively with a single food audit.