News From : DagangHalal.com (20 Mar 2010)
SHAH ALAM, March 20 (Bernama) — The Selangor government wants the assistance of Perkim (Muslim Welfare Organization Malaysia) to monitor use of halal logos in the state to prevent any misuse.
Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said this was because halal matters were very sensitive to Muslims.
He told this to reporters after opening Selangor Perkim’s annual general meeting here Saturday.
On another matter, Khalid said claims by Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor that the Selangor government did not provide enough allocations to maintain roads in the state, were not true.
Shaziman was reported to have said that the Public Works Department only received a RM45 million allocation for the purpose and that it was a pittance compared to the allocation given by the federal government.
Khalid added that a report on the matter would be tabled at the state assembly sitting on April 12.
–BERNAMA