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 […]
Face mask demand has grown three times
PUTRAJAYA: Face mask production is currently being ramped up to meet the surge in demand due to Covid-19, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) secretary-general, Datuk Seri Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad, yesterday. He said that under normal circumstances, face mask output is five million per month, but now it has grown to 15 […]
Businessman conned of over RM266K
SIBU: A businessman lost RM266,153 in a non-existent face mask business. Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said at about 7pm on Wednesday (Feb 19), the 36-year old victim received a call from his friend Low from Singapore who asked him to find face mask as the republic had ran out of stock due to […]
2,000 face masks for the public
SIBU: Junior Chamber International (JCI) Sibu presented 2,000 pieces of face masks to the public here in view of the Covid-19 outbreak. The masks were given away at the central market here yesterday. Community leader Kapitan Connie Loh, who was the main sponsor of the event, said in giving out face masks, they were taking […]
Availability of face masks monitored
MIRI: Face mask manufacturers in West Malaysia have been instructed to increase their production to ensure there is no shortage in the domestic market, especially in Sarawak. Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Chong Chien Jen said his ministry is monitoring the supply of face masks in the local market. Met by reporters […]
Mask producers urged to up production
KULIM: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) has urged local mask producers to increase production of the three-layered facial masks in order to meet public demand now. Its minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the ministry had met with five main producers of face masks in the country to discuss the matter […]
Over 10,000 face masks distributed to schools
KUCHING: Over 10,000 face masks were distributed to primary schools in Stampin Parliamentary Constituency yesterday. Out of the total, 2,300 face masks were distributed to SJK(C) Sam Hap Hin, followed by SJK(C) Chung Hua Batu 10 (3,000), SJK(C) Stampin (1,900), SJK Chung Hua Batu 4 1/2 (2,200), SJK(C) Chung Hua Kim Choo Seng Batu kawa […]
40,000 face masks for city’s schools
40,000 face masks for city’s schools KUCHING: Some 600 face masks were distributed to students and staff members of SJK Chung Hua No. 1 yesterday by Padungan assemblyman Wong King Wei in the wake of the recent coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. He said that the usage of these face masks was important as schools […]
Sudden increase in demand for face masks
KUCHING: Fears over the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus have triggered a sudden surge in the sales of surgical face masks in town. Several visits to pharmacies at Jalan Song and Simpang Tiga, for example, revealed a drastic rush not only for surgical masks, but also hand sanitisers. A pharmacist, Nandini, said that the stock […]
Sales of face masks limited
KUCHING: People are flocking to pharmacies seeking face masks in hopes of boosting their protection against the coronavirus outbreak. As such, pharmacies are experiencing rapidly depleting stocks of face masks, if they have not already completely run out yet. A local pharmacy, Shine Pharmacy, has no choice but to limit the number of face masks […]
