{"id":51007,"date":"2021-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malaysiantribune.com\/?guid=801061f0dc22aa737cecd9cbf2aa4a50"},"modified":"2021-10-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T00:00:00","slug":"idris-agrees-with-penang-muftis-call-to-address-issue-of-timah-whiskey-branding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malaysiantribune.com\/idris-agrees-with-penang-muftis-call-to-address-issue-of-timah-whiskey-branding\/","title":{"rendered":"Idris agrees with Penang Mufti’s call to address issue of ‘Timah’ whiskey branding"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Idris Ahmad agrees with Penang Mufti Datuk Seri Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor’s call for a local alcoholic beverage company to immediately change its ‘Timah\u2019 brand and the picture used on the bottle.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Idris said such things should not happen as they are provocative while the use of the name could cause confusion to the community and religion.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not agree with the principle of using the ‘Timah\u2019 brand name. What does the company mean by that name? Is there a new normalisation?\u2026 this is what we are worried about,\u201d he told reporters when met at the Federal Territory 2021 Maulidur Rasul celebration here today.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Yesterday, Wan Salim, in a statement, expressed disappointment over an advertisement that has gone viral on social media, which stated that a locally-made whiskey had been given the brand name \u2018Timah\u2019 and displayed a bearded man with a skull cap (kopiah) resembling a religious man.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In addition, Idris said he would discuss the matter with the Home Ministry and the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In a separate development, Idris said the department was ready to provide counselling services to Muhammad Sajjad Kamarul Zaman or Nur Sajat if the cosmetics entrepreneur returns to Malaysia.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Yesterday, media reported that Nur Sajat confirmed that she has permanently left for Australia and does not plan to return to Malaysia.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Muhammad Sajjad, 36, is sought by the authorities after the Shah Alam Syariah High Court issued an arrest warrant on Feb 23 for failing to attend proceedings over a charge of dressing as a woman.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: BERNAMA News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Idris Ahmad agrees with Penang Mufti Datuk Seri Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor’s call for a local alcoholic beverage company to immediately change its ‘Timah\u2019 brand and th…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n