An entrepreneur who runs a business exporting ketum leaves claims the products based on the plant are extensively used as alternative medicine in the United States and Europe for over 10 years.

ARAU: A total of 1113kg of ketum leaves worth RM33,390 were seized from smugglers in two separate operations near the Malaysia-Thailand border. GOF Northern Brigade commander Senior Asst Comm ...

Also known as Mitragyna speciosa, it's grown in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Its leaves are dried and used to make tea or put into capsules for sale as a supplement. Kratom leaves can also ...

He said this move was also supported by the Health Ministry which found ketum leaves produced more harm to the health compared to its benefits. “For the time being, the government has decided ...

Kedah police will tighten control at the state’s border area to prevent the smuggling of ketum leaves into Thailand following its government’s action in removing the plant from its list of ...

JELI, Feb 21 (Bernama) -- Police arrested a lorry driver with 2,790 kilogrammes (kg) of ketum leaves at Jalan Batu 13 on the East-West Highway near Kampung Batu Melintang here, yesterday. Jeli ...

Investigations showed that the syndicate received 50kg of ketum leaves from Perak every month before processing them into the end-product. The suspects have been remanded for seven days and the ...

KANGAR, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Customs) Perlis branch seized ganja, ketum leaves, and various undeclared goods, valued at RM110,623.36, between Nov 21 and ...

ketum and biak, according to a 2020 fact sheet produced by the U.S. Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration. Kratom leaves contain both mitragynine and 7-hydroxymytragynine ...