Restoran Arab sembunyi minyak masak subsidi di asrama pekerja

Melaka's Trade and Living Expenses Minister Mohd Hazimin Jamaludin announced that a Kuwaiti man, aged 50, was arrested to assist the investigation under the Supply Control Act 1961. The incident occurred at an Arab restaurant located in Bukit Baru, where 230kg of subsidized cooking oil were found hidden in black plastic bags alongside dry food items in a worker's hostel.

The inspection was conducted on 1:30 PM and it was revealed that the restaurant had been operating since 2014. The investigation, conducted by five KPDN Melaka officers, found that the restaurant had been accused of hiding subsidized cooking oil for commercial purposes.

The oil was discovered after a 30-minute inspection of the premises, and the staircase leading to the third floor of the premises was reportedly altered to avoid detection by the authorities. Mohd Hazimin stated that the initial investigation found the cooking oil being transported along with other dry goods using courier services, and the orders were claimed to be placed by the restaurant's manager residing in Kuala Lumpur.

The investigation also found that the cooking oil supply was obtained from a company based in Selangor.

The restaurant's owner, a 50-year-old Malaysian national, was arrested to assist the investigation under Section 21 of the Supply Control Act 1961 due to having goods in his possession that raised reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing. If found guilty, the individual can face a fine not exceeding RM1 million or imprisonment for up to three years, or both. For the company, the fine can not exceed RM2 million.