Inflation still manageable thanks to subsidies
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is one of the Asean countries with low inflation rate which is manageable compared with other parts of the world such as the United States, which rose to new peak of 9.1 per cent in June 2022 and Turkey which rose to nearly 80 per cent last month. Former Alliance Bank Malaysia […]
2,200 litres of illegal diesel seized
SIMANGGANG: A total of 2,200 litres of diesel in 11 barrels alongside a lorry were seized for alleged involvement in misappropriation of controlled and subsidised goods. Chief district enforcement officer of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Sri Aman Branch Al Redzamani Abdul Razak said, this is a case handover from the […]
Ministry busts 4WD carrying cooking oil
MUKAH: A four-wheel-drive vehicle ferrying subsidised cooking oil, a controlled item, without proper documentation was seized on Saturday (May 21). Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry officers found the vehicle carrying packets of subsidised cooking oil without paperwork, as required under the Control of Supplies Act, 1961. “The vehicle was carrying or in possession of […]
Sufficient supply of controlled goods for Deepavali
MIRI: The supplies of 11 items that are placed under the Price Control Scheme for the coming Deepavali in this district are sufficient, assured Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Miri branch chief Joe Azmi Jamil. “Based on inspections carried out today at Boulevard Hypermarket, Pujut, all these goods were sold cheaper than the ceiling price […]
Ensuring essential goods available, sufficient
MUKAH: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Mukah branch recorded a total of 68 cases with goods seized worth RM63,806.04 involving compounds totaling RM73,175 from January to December last year. Its branch chief, Salihin Den said that a total of 4,550 premises were checked ― 3,113 in town and 1,437 in rural areas […]
Army thwarts smuggling bid
BAU: An attempt to smuggle out controlled goods worth more than RM80,000 using two lorries was thwarted by the army in Serikin on Monday. The First Infantry Division said a patrol team spotted the lorries travelling fast towards the Malaysia-Indonesia border at 11pm. The team managed to stop the lorries about 500 metres from the […]
Controlled goods smuggling thwarted
LUNDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle controlled goods out of Sarawak on Monday. According to a spokesperson of GOF, the incident happened at 4.50pm when a team from the GOF 11th Battalion was carrying out patrols at the Malaysia-Indonesia border in Kampung Raso, Lundu. The team spotted a local […]
Goods worth over RM500k confiscated in Miri this year
MIRI: Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Miri Division has confiscated items worth RM503, 809.80 followed by 121 cases produced from Jan 1 until Dec 21, this year. Miri Division KPDNHEP Chief, Joe Azmi Jamil revealed that 301 complaints have been received and completed by the Consumer Complaints Unit of KPDNHEP Miri Division. […]
2,900 litres of diesel seized
KANOWIT: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Sibu branch confiscated 2,900 litres of diesel and a lorry worth about RM25,000 on Thursday. Its Sibu branch chief Kelyn Bolhassan @ Haliward in a statement said that the case would be investigated under Section 21 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961. If convicted, an […]
GOF team seizes goods near border
KUCHING: An attempt to smuggle various controlled goods worth RM1,337 was thwarted by General Operations Force (GOF) personnel at a ‘rat trail’ in Kampung Mongkos last Saturday. According to a GOF spokesperson, a team, comprising six GOF members, arrived at the location to do an inspection around 2.30pm. “A suspicious bundle was found in a […]
