myBurgerLab sacks COO over Friday prayer fine remarks

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The homegrown burger outlet says its now-former COO’s comments did not reflect its core values of respect, unity and inclusivity.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/08/22/myburgerlab-sacks-coo-over-friday-prayer-fine-remarks  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #AndrewChong #myBurgerLab

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00:00Homegrown burger outlet MyBurgerLab has sacked its chief operating officer, Andrew Chong,

00:06over his remarks on punishment being imposed on Muslim men in Thuringganu who do not perform

00:10their Friday prayers without a valid reason.

00:13The eatery's management said it was deeply saddened by the comments made by Chong in his

00:18personal social media account, adding that it rightfully angered, disappointed, and hurt

00:23the Muslim community.

00:25The company maintained that it did not share Chong's views as such remarks did not reflect

00:29its core values of respect, unity, and inclusivity.

00:33MyBurgerLab also apologized for Chong's remarks, saying it condemned all forms of discrimination

00:38or disrespect involving religion.

00:41The management also said it will conduct a review of its internal policies and order all

00:45its employees to undergo cultural sensitivity training with experts, including officers from

00:50the Islamic Development Department.

00:53Chong's sacking comes hours after he had apologized for his post, which drew backlash online and

00:58had also led to calls to boycott the burger chain.

01:02Chong had posted on X that if Malaysia is taken over by extremism, the country will become

01:06like Iran after the revolution in response to the developments in Thuringganu.

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