SOPB donates cooking oil to healthcare frontliners
MIRI: The Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad (SOPB) recently donated 1,962 bottles of Merris cooking oil to healthcare workers at Miri Hospital. “We are humbled by the frontliners’ immense sacrifice, dedication and commitment to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. We remember every one of you who are out there every single day, risking your lives for us. […]
Supply of cooking oil to recover soon
MUKAH: The supply of the one-kilogramme plastic packets of cooking oil to Mukah would return to normal soon with the first consignment expected to arrive tomorrow (June 23) to Thursday (June 24), said the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP). KPDNHEP Mukah branch head Salihin Den said about 1,000 boxes of the packets of […]
Govt to conduct study on ceiling price for 5kg bottled cooking oil
SUNGAI BESAR: The government, through the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP), will conduct a study to set a ceiling price for 5kg bottled cooking oil based on the current market price. KPDNHEP Deputy Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said his team would also discuss the recommended ceiling price with both the Plantation Industries and […]
Govt to provide fuel, cooking oil subsidies of up to RM8 bln this year
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is expected to cover fuel and cooking oil subsidies up to RM8.0 billion, which is RM4.22 billion higher than the RM3.78 billion allocated for this year. The government has spent RM6.32 billion on fuel and cooking oil subsidies in 2019 and RM2.16 billion for 2020. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul […]
Enough supply of cooking oil in Mukah
MUKAH: There is sufficient supply of cooking oil packed in 1kg polybags in the market here, assures the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Mukah branch. Its branch chief, Salihin Den, said this after conducting a routine check on the supply at a supermarket here on Tuesday (Jan 26). “The supermarket here now […]
Hike in price of non-subsidised cooking oil affected by price of crude palm oil
PUTRAJAYA: The rise in non-subsidised cooking oil prices was influenced by the rising price of crude palm oil (CPO) since August last year, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said the CPO price was reported to have risen above RM3000 per tonne in December last year, receiving many […]
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 […]
Stern action against traders who sell cooking oil at high prices
KUCHING: Traders found raising the price of cooking oil will have stern action taken against them under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act (AKHAP) 2011. The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) said it had initiated continuous monitoring and inspection on cooking oil supply throughout the state, covering the entire distribution chain of manufacturers, […]
Only 1kg cooking oil is subsidised
PUTRAJAYA: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi today explained that starting November 2016, the cooking oil subsidy is only for one kilogramme polybag packaging. He said the implementation was made through the Cooking Oil Stabilisation Scheme (COSS). “The purpose of the government to maintain the subsidy for cooking oil in […]
Palm oil refiners asks government to lift MCO on plantation industry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia is appealing to the Sabah government to allow industry players and its supply chains to work in unison during the extended movement control order (MCO) period. This is simply to avoid operational disruption for the benefit of the consumers and economy as a whole, its chairman, […]
