Cecelia Yap apologises for ‘insensitive’ remark on ham sandwich uproar

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She vows to cooperate with police investigations into her remark on Facebook.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/27/cecelia-yap-apologises-over-insensitive-remark-on-ham-sandwich-uproar/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/01/27/cecelia-yap-mohon-maaf-hantaran-jenaka-sensitif-berkait-isu-ham/  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 #HarithIskander #CeceliaYap #HamSapCoffee #PDRM

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00:00A Facebook user has apologized for making an insensitive remark on the ham sandwich

00:06uproar deemed disrespectful towards Muslims.

00:10Cecilia Yap left the remark on a Facebook post by comedian Harif Iskandar, who himself

00:15is being probed for joking that his faith was shaken after seeing a menu advertising

00:20Hamsap Coffee since it contained the word ham.

00:24In a statement, Yap said she would fully cooperate with police investigations into

00:28her remark.

00:30She said she deeply regretted her insensitive comment and promised not to repeat her actions

00:35in the future.

00:36A total of 16 reports have been lodged against Harif and Yap, who are accused of insulting

00:42Islam and the Prophet Muhammad through their remarks on social media.

00:47Last Wednesday, police took Harif's statement and were reportedly trying to locate Yap.

00:51Their comments followed the controversy surrounding the sale of ham sandwiches allegedly lacking

00:56halal certification at a convenience store at University Malaya.

01:01Pan Yu Jo, FMT News.

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