PORT KLANG, Feb 20 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department seized four containers containing pork weighing 96,000kg, with an estimated total seizure value of RM2.7 million.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has officially appointed Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali as the first director-general of the newly formed Malaysia Checkpoints and Border Agency (MCBA), effective today.

SEPANG, Dec 20 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (MAQIS) seized 1,780 kilogrammes (kg) of beef, estimated to be worth RM250,000, from Australia at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) cargo here on Friday.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 25 — The citizenship application security vetting processing period has been reduced from 73 days to 14 days, through the integrated security vetting system launched by the National Registration Department (NRD) today.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, June 29 — The Johor branch of the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) seized about 10 tonnes of imported rice which was declared as animal feed at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) yesterday.

JOHOR BAHRU, June 28 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) of Johor seized about 18 tonnes of rice from Singapore not having valid documents to import the item.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, April 19 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) detained a car after it was found carrying four boxes of lobster seeds from Singapore without a permit.

PUTRAJAYA, March 18 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) in collaboration with the Customs Department (JKDM) foiled an attempt to smuggle animal products at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) on Wednesday.

PUTRAJAYA, March 13 — The special approval for the temporary import of eggs does not involve public funds, said the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) In a statement today, MAFS said any expenditure and risks to import eggs are fully borne by the importing company and no public funds...

SEPANG, Feb 20 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) seized 160 packets of vegetable and fruit seeds worth RM500 believed to have been brought in from Bangladesh without a valid permit at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on February 17.

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 15 — The Johor Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) seized 16 tonnes of pet food from Singapore worth RM326,391 for failing to produce a valid import permit yesterday.

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 8 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) seized 18 tonnes of Fat Filled Milk Powder (Pet Food) from Singapore worth RM47,000 after finding its documents having inaccurate and misleading information.

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 20 — The proposed establishment of a Single Border Agency (SBA) to regulate the country's entry points is now in the final stages of implementation, says Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

SEPANG, Nov 14 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) seized 40kg of birds’ nests, worth RM240,000, for export to Vietnam, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) on Saturday.

SHAH ALAM, Oct 15 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) Selangor branch has seized 23 tonnes of frozen beef from Brazil worth RM476,000 for not having a valid import permit on Wednesday.

SEPANG, July 14 — Whole chicken imports rose by 80 per cent in June to 471 metric tonnes compared to 258 metric tonnes in May, following the abolishment of the approved permits (AP) and the suspension of permit fees that began last month (June).

PUTRAJAYA, July 7 — Small-and-medium-scale chicken breeders are allowed to take advance payments of chicken price subsidy as one of the ways to ensure the supply of chicken in the market remains stable, Tan Sri Annuar Musa announced.

SHAH ALAM, June 14 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) Selangor detained a container carrying frozen pork from Spain worth RM282,000 at the Northport, Klang, on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (Mafi) will ensure no chicken export activities take place starting from Wednesday (June 1) in line with the decision of the Cabinet on May 23.

SEPANG, April 6 — The pork sausage products seized from a Chinese national on March 26 at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) have tested positive for the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus.