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Barnama
a day ago
- Health
- Barnama
Penang Health Dept Shuts Down Seven Premises, Issues 167 Notices
GEORGE TOWN, June 13 (Bernama) -- The Penang state health department shut down seven premises, including a kindergarten, and issued 167 notices for various offences along with compounds worth RM43,600 in a public health operation yesterday. The operation was conducted to ensure compliance of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852), the Food Act 1983 (Act 281), the Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 (Act 154 and the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Amendment) 2025 (Act 342). "A total of 84 notices were issued with compounds worth RM20,600 for various offences under Act 852, and notices to appear in court for prosecution were issued for two offences for selling cigarettes in open packs and one offence for selling cigarettes under the sale price. 50 tobacco products worth RM179 were also seized,' the department said in a statement tonight.
New Straits Times
14-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Another construction site ordered to close in KL
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), in collaboration with several enforcement agencies, has taken action to shut down a construction site in the Wangsa Maju parliamentary constituency following a coordinated inspection operation. In a post on its official Facebook page, DBKL said that the joint operation involved the police, the Fire and Rescue Department, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), and the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp), and targeted two separate construction sites. Following inspections, six compound offer notices were issued to the contractors concerned for various offences. Enforcement was carried out under the Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 and the Construction Industry Development Board Act 1994. DBKL said that it would continue enforcement and monitoring efforts on a regular basis to ensure safety, health, and regulatory compliance across construction sites in the city.
