PUTRAJAYA, Aug 1 — All mosques under the supervision of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim), namely the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, as well as the Putra Mosque and the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, here,  will hold the ‘solat jenazah ghaib’ (funeral prayer in the absence of the dead) for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh tonight.

CYBERJAYA, 8 April — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has reminded the public not to upload, share or spread social media content that touches on the 3Rs — race, religion and royalty.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) has never provided any recognition to any party offering solemnisation packages in Thailand as advertised on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Online safety aspects, especially for children under the age of 13, need to be emphasised by parents, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

PUTRAJAYA, March 8 — The management of mosques and government agencies planning to hold religious and learning programmes during the Ramadan fasting month must ensure the invited preachers are accredited, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Peru aims to position itself as a halal food products exporter after obtaining Malaysia's halal certification this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The Investment, Trade, and Industry Ministry (Miti) has engaged relevant ministries and agencies like the Human Resources Ministry, the Higher Education Ministry, and the National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Council to increase Malaysia's skilled workforce.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 17  — The Sirah paper for the Quran and Fardu Ain Class Assessment Test (UPKK) scheduled for today, has been postponed to January 23, said Islamic Development Department Malaysia) (Jakim) director-general Datuk Hakimah Mohd Yusoff.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) and Istana Negara will be organising a special forum, dubbed Forum Perdana Ehwal Islam Diraja, which will discuss the topic of Institusi Diraja Penyatuan Ummah (Royal Institution Unifying Ummah) at Istana Negara tomorrow.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 5 — Promoting food items, including buffets, iftar, and Ramadan sets, as halal for Muslim consumption without the Malaysian Halal Certification (SPHM) is a violation of the Trade Descriptions Act 2011.

KUALA NERUS, Dec 21 — A total of 105 Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) students here, who were victims of the first wave of floods last month, received contributions from the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — The Halal Malaysia official portal resumed operations on Dec 13 after issues were resolved following a data breach detected on Dec 9.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 — Malaysia’s halal exports had reached RM44.17 billion as of October this year, according to Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.

TELOK PANGLIMA GARANG, Dec 2 — The Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs), via the Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM), is looking to regulate the collection of humanitarian donations by non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

SEPANG, Dec 2 — Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin attended The World #QuranConvention 4.0 today.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Nov 25 — The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) has contributed RM200,000 to the Islamic Development Department's (Jakim) Palestinian Musa'adah fund. Its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohf Yusof said the humanitarian aid was handed over to Jakim director...

SHAH ALAM, Nov 24 — The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj handed over donations totalling RM4,374,280.63 to the Palestine Musa'adah Fund of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) today.

LONDON, Oct 28 — Halal Development Corporation Bhd (HDC), together with the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim), will lead efforts to simplify the entire halal certification process by streamlining the application process.

CAIRO, Oct 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the issue involving 60 students from Pahang who were unable to continue their studies at Al-Azhar University has been successfully resolved after discussions with Sheikh of Al-Azhar Prof Dr Ahmed el-Tayeb.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 — Suitable implementation methods are being identified to shorten the halal certification processing period from 51 days to 30 days, said the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim).