Malaysia planned to expand the recognition of the halal certification issued by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) from more countries through diplomatic halal cooperation, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The deputy prime minister said that 88 countries currently recognise JAKIM’s halal certification.
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The deputy prime minister said that 88 countries currently recognise JAKIM’s halal certification.
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00:00You said Malaysia is ready to reinforce and become a centre of excellence for the halal world.
00:08And now halal is recognized in 48 countries, is there any other plan after this?
00:16There are a few suggestions from some countries to relocate or put their factories in Malaysia
00:29to produce halal products and export them to the rest of the world.
00:35This will bring more benefits to Malaysia.
00:41In addition to increasing export value, we will also have job opportunities
00:46and we will also be able to move technology from factories.
00:51For example, when I went to China recently,
00:55there was a roundtable discussion and a dialogue where they wanted to use the Chakim logo
01:08which is accepted by the whole world as a symbol for the international market.
01:18Not only for Islamic countries, but for the whole world
01:23because this logo can be more trusted.
01:27Therefore, HDC has cooperated with Chakim and Matred
01:35to make it easier for the companies to invest here
01:43and hire local workers to be professional and technical for the export of halal products.
01:53This means that it still depends on the Chakim logo to be used for export.
02:03Are there any plans to upgrade from 88 countries to other countries?
02:09Mr. Prime Minister, in every country we visited,
02:13there was not a single country that did not mention about cooperation in halal diplomacy.
02:21Halal has increased to the level of diplomacy
02:26where we are ready to share knowledge for the export of halal products to Islamic countries.
02:35However, there are some countries that still want the Chakim logo.
02:41Therefore, we invite the companies to invest in Malaysia.
02:46I have coordinated with the government to provide land that will be bought or rented by them
02:56for the construction of factories.
02:59For example, Sarawak in Tanjung Mas.
03:06In Tanjung Manis, there are more than 9,900 hectares of land that has been provided.
03:13However, in terms of infrastructure, it needs to be compared to Penang, Perak, Johor, and Melaka
03:24where the infrastructure is already there.
03:27Therefore, I have coordinated it as the head of the Halal Malaysia conference.
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