Crime & Safety around you

1. Taiping sizzling restaurant owner fined RM18,000 for using Allah and Muhammad without halal certificate

   2 days ago Berita Harian Jalan Kamunting, Taiping, Perak 3 km

   A sizzling restaurant owner in Taiping was fined RM18,000 by the Taiping Sessions Court after pleading guilty to displaying the words Allah and Muhammad without a Malaysian Halal Certificate. A KPDN inspection on Jan 1 found the decorations, and Chemistry Department analysis confirmed two bottles of soy sauce contained pig DNA.

2. 310 cable theft and telecom vandalism cases reported in Perak

   4 days ago Berita Harian Dewan Rumpun Seri, Kompleks TM Taiping, Taiping, Perak 1.8 km

   Perak recorded 310 cable theft and telecommunications network vandalism cases from January to June this year, with Kinta district reporting the most. State communications committee chairman Mohd Azlan Helmi said 125 cases have been charged in court and 67 investigation papers opened, while a state telecommunications security committee has been formed with MCMC, police and the state legal adviser. A community awareness programme will be held on 28 September in Kinta.