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Ministry to continue family sales programme

KUCHING: The Malaysian Family Sales Programme which received an overwhelming response from consumers will carry on in the state. “The response from consumers and traders in Sarawak has been very encouraging,” said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry director Datuk Stanley Tan. “The latest Program Jualan Keluarga Malaysia was implemented in more than 46 […]

Stick to the fixed price, traders told

BY DIANA OCTAVIA SIMANGGANG: Traders in Sri Aman, Lubok Antu, Betong and Saratok are reminded to adhere to the price for nine controlled items for Hari Raya. A statement was issued by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Sri Aman head Pelani Kemiti today. “We want to remind traders in these four […]

1kg polybag cooking oil limited to 3 units per customer

PUTRAJAYA: Retailers are allowed to impose a limit on the purchase of cooking oil in 1 kilogramme polybag to three units per transaction for each customer effective Jan 19. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) enforcement director, Azman Adam said the authorisation was to ensure more customers obtain the cooking oil which is subsidised […]

‘Cheap shot at Petros LPG price’

KUCHING: There is no need to use cheap political stunt by using the price of Petros’s liquified petroleum gas to gain public support, said PBB deputy Youth chief Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman in chiding Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Chong Chieng Jen. He said Chong as a former deputy minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer […]

Enforcement officers seize overpriced face masks

ALOR SETAR: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry office in Kedah has seized 3,450 face masks valued at RM6,900 in a raid on a house in Taman Kempas, Sungai Petani. Its director, Rae Morn Verak (rpt) Rae Morn Verak, said the raid was conducted at 10.45 am on Monday after public complaints that a man […]

Pharmacy fined RM20K for overpriced face masks

KUALA LUMPUR: A pharmacy in Selayang near here has been compounded a total of RM20,000 for selling face masks above the controlled price. The chief enforcement officer of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) branch office in Gombak, Azli Aripin said the pharmacy was inspected at 6.30pm on Wednesday following complaints from the public. He […]