JPJ bans heavy vehicles from roads during Chinese New Year

KAJANG: Heavy vehicles are prohibited from using roads for four days in conjunction with Chinese New Year, which also coincides with the start of the school holidays. Road Transport Department (JPJ) senior enforcement director Datuk Lokman Jamaan said that the ban will take effect on Feb 8, 9, 12, and 13, and strict action will be...

Jakim lifts ban on non-Islamic festive greetings on display products

PETALING JAYA: The Islamic development department (Jakim) directive from 2020 which banned products containing non-Islamic festive greetings being put on display is no longer applicable, the department said. According to Jakim, there is no restriction for premises with halal certificates from writing festive greetings on cakes and related products. Jakim also said that it will continue to...

M’sia to look into Indonesia’s TikTok ecommerce ban

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will look into the action taken by the Indonesian government to ban ecommerce transactions on social media platform TikTok before devising appropriate measures in the country, says Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi said he had received complaints from members of the public who expressed concern about the action, adding that several...