Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) has appointed Datuk Low Kian Chuan as their new chairman, effective July 27.

In a statement, MTC said Low who succeeded Datuk Gooi Hoe Hin possessed vast experience in the timber industry.

BASF, the German chemical conglomerate,has completed the acquisition of several businesses and assets from Bayer.

According to BASF, the acquisition is a strategic complement to BASF’s crop protection, biotech and digital farming activities.

There is an urgent need for Shariah Committee members to ask relevant questions to Board of Directors, management and organs of compliance to ensure that Shariah compliance is observed.

Speaking at the INTAC Seminar Series II (INTAC 2018) on a topic of “Comply or Face Consequences: A Shariah Sensitive Test” recently, Datuk Dr Mohd Daud Bakar, executive chairman of Amanie Group, stressed that relevant questions may cover areas such as charity money that is tainted income that needs to be disposed of at the end of the year.