Behind the Hai-O Business

Pleased refer to these sites for some idea;

1. http://mall.hai-o.com.my/stores_app/browse_dept_items.asp?Shopper_id=913276214649132&Store_id=102&page_id=17&categ_id=47&parent_ids=0

2. http://www.hai-omarketing.com.my/haio/profile.asp

here's some text from Hai-O Marketing's site;

Established since September 1992, Hai-O Marketing Sdn Bhd is a 100% owned direct sales subsidiary of Hai-O Enterprise Berhad. It has emerged as a leading direct selling company in Malaysia.

Due to its outstanding performance, Hai-O Marketing has been selected by the media as one of the top ten direct sales companies in Malaysia. The other reputations it earned include: ¡°The most impressive company,¡± ¡°The fastest growing direct selling company,¡± and ¡°The most established company¡±.

Today, we at Hai-O Marketing are serving a distributorship of over 34,000 through more than 50 stockist/distribution centres throughout Malaysia, where the distributors obtain their products.

SO to say in simple words, the c/o that so many muslims are in selling mlm products, is owned by a c/o that sells ARAK.So they have around 34,000 distributors, 50 stockists... assuming Malays LOVE MLM so much... lets say 70% are Malays... and assuming so they are Islam wether by name or by faith... hell yeah! I'm sure all of you have seen their TV commercials... kinda irritating since they portray people in kopiah and haji's and using the words Alhamdulillah, rezeki, umrah... even though there is clear syubhah since Hai-O Marketing is owned 100% by a c/o that sells liquor.

how can i explain this simply... even though bio-aura is certified as HALAL (the product or end product)... it doesn't mean the modus operandi of the business is. These are loopholes JAKIM/HDC fail or possibly choose to ignore (so many powerful people and so much money involved maaa...), its the same with food outlets... is the Halal cert for operations/methods/processing or for foodstuff/menu? Yes, i know there are some minor differences and maybe some dismissible or debatable khilaf/acceptable options... crap... but Liqour?!

Anyway, don't compare the issue with Islamic Banking. Heck, i still don't believe theres a 100% Islamic Banking system as yet. No offense but Bank Islam despite being the pioneer... now pays non-muslims to head a few of their integral departments. Anyways, when it comes to banking, what choice do we have? Unlike daily consumer products which Hai-O sells... we do have a choice.

Another crude example...

Lets say Abu sells drugs/coke/ice... the profits he uses to buy lembu or kerbau... the kerbaus/lembus proliferate... and we buy them and eat them... even if they were bred, reared and sembelih according to syariah.... Get the idea?

Para Hai-O usahawans (which are Islam in name)... LU PIKR LA SENDIRI. Pergi la umrah haji guna duit syubhah, bagi la makan anak bini... tambah lak pengaruhi orang Islam lain.

Just some research and observations i made since it pissed me off watching those TV commercials fooling Muslims so casually. Feel free to comment. Better still if you have a masters or PhD in Islamic Finance or Muamalah or whatever (could give better insight).

Heres an email i got after asking PPIM's (Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia) views;

assalamualaikum wbt...

terima kasih kerana berinteraksi dengan PPIM dan pertanyaan anda. untuk makluman Hai-O adalah milikan Cina. oleh yang demikian, pihak kami tidak menggalakkan pengguna Islam menyokong perniagaan selain daripada perniagaan Islam. berbalik kepada prinsip kami, sokonglah perniagaan Islam di samping dapat menaikkan ekonomi Islam. antara perniagaan Melayu seperti HPA, SURECO dan Sembang - Sembang Cafe.

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" Bersama Kembalikan Hak Dan Maruah Dengan Bijaksana "

Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia
Tel : 03-42566618 / 42577222
Faks : 03-42566617
Hotline PPIM : 019-359 1000
www.muslimconsumer.org.my
http://sembangcafeppim.blogspot.com

Untuk GROUP SMS PPIM, taipkan ON GROUP PPIM dan hantar ke 33886

Boikot barangan Belanda dan belilah produk Muslim di Pasaraya Mydin sebagai jihad ekonomi Islam!

What crap is PPIM babbling about? I'm not asking about Chinese Indian or Malay products!!! What, PPIM thinks that Islam is based on race? This is just a small example on how so called 'Islamic' NGO's shallow thinking (and stupidity) can give a bad impression on Islam. I think PPIM is dysfunctional and has no professionalism handling consumer issues in general, whatmore issues sensitive to Muslim consumers. Don't get me started on ABIM or JIM...

Toodles.