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MICE organisers and guests looking to host their events at Amara Singapore now have the option to enjoy an array of Halal-certified menus which are exclusively prepared and served from its events kitchen. The hotel’s events kitchen was awarded a Halal-certification by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) in the first quarter of 2016. With escalating …
Halal grocer My Outlets aims to establish Singapore as a global gateway for halal products, in the wake of its recent expansion into China. To realise this, CEO Malek Mattar, 55, is forging partnerships abroad, using technology and making sure all the staff pull in the same direction. He tells Wong Siew Ying that having …
SINGAPORE is primed to ride the wave of booming global demand for halal products and services – providing a good illustration of how the Republic can create value in even unlikely sectors at a time when it is seeking new paths of growth. With Muslims forming a minority here, the halal sector isn’t one most …
AS THE Muslim travel market becomes a growing force worldwide, ASEAN countries are developing new strategic directions in a bid to wrestle a bigger piece of the lucrative halal tourism pie. This fast-growing sector is projected to grow to 150 million visitors comprising 11 per cent of the global travel economy with an expenditure of …
KUALA LUMPUR: Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of its Islamic Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Islamic Agribusiness Index, covering 30 Shariah-compliant companies in the Asia-Pacific region with revenues derived directly from agricultural products. The Islamic Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Agribusiness Index is the first index of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region. It will be tracked by …
Speaking at a conference in Singapore, Jacqueline Loh, Deputy Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore listed a number of key trends which can help boost cross border Islamic finance trade between Asia and the Middle East. Ms Loh commented on the global Islamic finance industry being on an upward growth trajectory in the …
Jakarta – The Singapore Tourism Board has launched a lawful (Halal) travel guide book for Muslim travelers from Indonesia. “In connection with the 50th Independence Day, we have compiled a Halal travel guide book for Muslim travelers from Indonesia,” Executive Director of the Singapore Tourism Board for Southeast Asia Edward Koh stated here. Singapore has …
