Borneo Bulletin:The workshop on Syariah rules and law, and the execution of halal certification and halal brand of 2005 ended yesterday with a closing ceremony and certificate presentation.
The ceremony took place at the auditorium of Tahfiz Al-Quran Sultan Hj Hassanal Bolkiah in Temasek. Present at the event were heads of departments, enforcing officers of various government agencies, senior government officers, facilitators and course participants.
The guest of honour at the event was Dato Paduka Awg Hj Abdul Rahman bin Hj Mohiddin, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Religious Affairs who also presented the certificates.
In his speech, the guest of honour urged the participants of the course to use the knowledge accordingly and as a guideline for proper execution of their duties.
The guest of honour called on the participants to understand and memorise the facts and guidelines and laws for factual references when inspection or enforcement is required.
The objective of the course was to enable a better understanding of the laws and Syariah rules.
There were 266 participants at the three-day course that were divided into several groups. The participants of the course were Syariah Affairs Department, Islamic Religious Council, State Mufti Office, Royal Brunei Police Force, Customs and Excise Department, Agriculture Department, Accreditation and Standardisation Department, Health Services Department, District Offices of Brunei-Muara, Tutong, Temburong and Belait and Municipal Boards of Bandar Seri Begawan, Tutong, Kuala Belait and Seria.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Workshop on Syariah law and halal certification ends
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Iran Halal Food expo slated for Feb. ’09
Tehran Times:Iran plans to hold its first International Exhibition of Halal Food in February 2009, Iranian Ambassador to China Javad Mansoori said in Beijing on Saturday.
Speaking on the sidelines of the China-Muslim Countries Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation and Development in the city of Xining, Mansoori added that the expo will showcase the latest achievements of Iran and other Islamic countries in producing halal food, IRNA reported.
He stated that Iran exports over $500 million of food annually and called for the promotion of economic relations between Islamic countries and China.
The ambassador also said that Iran-China trade during the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2008) has reached $17.5 billion, and predicted that the figure would hit $30 billion by the end of the year in March 2009
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