Duo faces between RM200,000 to RM500,000 in fines, three to five years imprisonment

Indiscriminate sellers offer cheaper goods that lack Sirim certification to turn quick profit, at consumers’ risk.

Ease of trade, both domestically and internationally, leads to manufacturers taking shortcuts in safety compliance.

Group says foreign-made electrical, electronic items without Sirim certification present serious safety risks.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — SIRIM Bhd has been mandated to be the sole inspection body and certificate of approval (COA) issuer for waste plastic imports into Malaysia, effective July 1, 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department achieved 100 percent scanning of inbound containers at West Port last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The parties involved in smuggling scheduled waste, electronic waste (e-waste) and scrap into the country are doing so by making false declarations and committing fraud.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) has issued a temporary ban on the use of sockets in all express buses until the investigation into the death of a teenager who was allegedly electrocuted while charging his mobile phone on a bus is completed.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The government is working on many fronts to phase out single-use, non-biodegradable plastics by promoting alternatives and sustainable substances in plastic production, in line with the Malaysia Plastics Sustainability Roadmap 2021-2030.

SEMPORNA, Sept 24 — The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) welcomes proposals to develop clean water production technology and is ready to offer assistance in funding or carrying out research and development in relevant areas.

LANGKAWI, May 23 — The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) said Malaysia will venture into aerospace-grade material production for the global market as well as becoming a critical supplier of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the long run.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Sirim Bhd has appointed Datuk Khairol Anuar Mohamad Tawi as its new chairman for a period of two years, effective May 20, 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) — Sirim Bhd has spread its wings to China to set up Hunan Sirim Huasheng Certification and Inspection Co Ltd, a joint venture company between Sirim QAS International and Hunan Huasheng International Trade Consultancy to provide certification services.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Sirim Bhd is set to launch its Smart Manufacturing Experience Centre (SMEC) in Bukit Jalil by the middle of this year in an effort to drive digital adoption in the manufacturing centre.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 1 — Sirim Bhd will cooperate with local institutions on studies during the preliminary stages of Covid-19 vaccine development in Malaysia, says Sirim group president and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Ahmad Sabirin Arshad.

SHAH ALAM, July 31 — Sirim Bhd will work with the Institute of Medical Research (IMR), Universiti Putra Malaysia and the Veterinary Research Institute in Ipoh in the initial stages of developing the Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia, says Sirim group president and group chief executive officer, Datuk Dr Ahmad Sabirin Arshad.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Sirim Bhd is conducting various levels of testing to validate the process while ensuring a safe and efficacious final product of vaccine in injectable vials for Sinovac received in bulk quantities from China via Pharmaniaga Bhd.

SHAH ALAM, June 16 — Sirim Bhd through its wholly-owned unit, Sirim QAS International Sdn Bhd, will be giving a 20 per cent rebate to face mask manufacturers under the product testing and certification services package from June 15 until year-end, subject to terms and conditions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — In supporting the biogas industry, Sirim Bhd has developed innovative solutions for the production of biogas and to upgrade its quality to natural gas-like fuel or Bio Natural Gas (BioNG).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — BiON Plc, a provider of environmental engineering and renewable energy solutions, through its wholly-owned subsidiary BiON Sdn Bhd (BSB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Green Lagoon Technology Sdn Bhd (GLT) to form a merger and create the biggest biogas power plant operator in the country.