Mydin to cut foreign worker dependency with high-automation RM447mil distribution centre

KUALA LUMPUR: Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd expects to reduce its dependency on foreign workers with the development of its new automated national distribution centre (MDC) in Elmina, Selangor. Managing director Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin said the new facility, which will operate with 70 per cent automation, requires only 132 employees compared to its current Shah Alam...

Issue warning, not RM250,000 fine for first-time ‘no palm oil’ label offences, urges Mydin boss

PETALING JAYA: Retailers found selling products with labels that discriminate against palm oil products should only be given a warning if it is a first-time offence, says Bumiputera Retailers Association president Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin. "I suggest first-time offenders be given a warning only as I am sure it's not intentional," said Ameer, who is also...