Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Bank Negara Malaysia Raided Four Companies on Suspicion of Conducting Illegal Deposit Taking & Money Laundering Activities

On 13 October 2008, Bank Negara Malaysia raided Buluhmas Enterprise Sdn. Bhd., Jazmeen (M) Sdn. Bhd, Noradz Travel & Services Sdn. Bhd., and Eastana Farm Industries Sdn. Bhd. under Section 25(1) of the Banking and Financial Institutions Act (BAFIA) 1989 and Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act (AMLATFA) 2001. Section 25(1) of BAFIA 1989 prohibits any person from receiving, taking, or accepting deposits without having a valid license, whereas Section 4(1) of AMLATFA 2001 prohibits any person from engaging in, or attempting to engage in, or abetting the commission of money laundering activities.

The raids were conducted at the premises of the companies in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan following complaints received from members of the public. Relevant assets and documents of the companies were seized for purpose of the investigation.

Any person or company who commits an offence under Section 25(1) of BAFIA 1989 shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding RM10 million or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both. Any person or company who commits an offence under Section 4(1) of AMLATFA 2001 shall on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding RM5 million or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.

Members of the public are advised to be cautious of investment schemes promoted on the internet, through phone calls or through seminars conducted by individuals or companies that are not licensed or authorized by Bank Negara Malaysia to accept deposits or to conduct foreign currency dealings. A list of all licensed institutions that accept deposits is available on Bank Negara Malaysia's website at www.bnm.gov.my.

1 Comments:

At 11:14 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Najis Kecil, Najis Besar

Semoga dijadikan iktibar bukan bahan ketawa, hari ni hari dia mungkin besok hari kita.

Betul tak. Masa zaman kami dulu tok imam tu tanya "ko orang islam nak kawin nak cuba tanya soalan sikit yang saya ingat. :-

a) Cuba Mengucap
b) Apa rukun dan fardunya.

Berpeluh juga BEB.

Pada cuti hari minggu yang lalu, aku menghadiri Satu Majlis akad nikah kawan pada kawan ku. Waktu tu aku bercuti dikampung dia. Jadi bila ada kenduri macam tu dia pun pergi dan ajak aku sekali. Aku pun ikut sama. Masa tu majlis akad nikah tu dijalankan diruang tamu. Ramai orang aku tengok, sambil duduk bersila mengelilingi tok kadi dan pengantin lelaki. Dahsyat, pengantin tu duduk atas bantal macam raja. Aku jarang tengok majlis macam nih. Jadi masa bersila tu, aku pun mengesot sikit2 untuk dengar apa yang tok kadi akan tanya. Rupanya macam2 jugak tok kadi tanya.

Tapi ada satu soalan yang menyebabkan aku malu besar.....Tok kadi tanya pasal satu hari berapa kali kene sembahyang, dengan lajunye mamat pengantin tu jawab "lima". Tok kadi tanya lagi, bagi contoh2 najis kecil, dia pun jawap kencing baby yang kecik2 lagi. Tok kadi pun angguk ler, jadi aku rasa jawapan tu ok la kut.

Tok kadi tanya lagi contoh najis besar, mamat tu mula dah panik, jeling kiri, jeling kanan, mula tengok siling, aku rasa macam nak tolong je mamat pengantin tu...bukannye susah, jawapannya anjing ngan babi je,..tapi mamat tu dah mula berpeluh jantan keluar kat dahi....tok kadi mula senyum...

Aku sebut dalam hati moga2 dia dengar 'anjing ngan babi la hoi', tapi rupanya aku cakap dalam hati dia tak dengar. Aku tak tahu apa yang jadi selepas itu, kerana majlis tu jadi kecoh kerana ramai orang yang berada disekeliling majlis tu sambil minum air sirap, tersembur keluar minuman tu terkena baju ramai orang, aku pun sama, masa tu aku tengah minum sirap tu, tiba2 aku semburkan balik, dah kene member kat tepi2, kecoh jadinya, aku pegang mata aku, penuh dengan air mata.

Yang aku ingat masa tok kadi tanya tentang contoh najis besar kat pengantin tu keadaan senyap sunyi....tapi bila pengantin tu jawap "Taik Gajah" suasana jadik hingar bingar dengan gelak ketawa orang yang dah tak boleh tahan, nak control macamana ...taik gajah... besar betul..nak2 bila gajah makan durian.

 

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