Plantation players rejoice over higher palm oil price amid pandemic-hit year

KUALA LUMPUR: The majority of plantation players have recorded stellar net profit in 2020 while some companies have substantially trimmed their losses, thanks to the higher palm oil price amid a pandemic-hit year. Plantation experts expected the momentum to continue in 2021 especially since the country’s palm oil inventory stood at a 40-month low of […]

Ministry to talk to Putrajaya

By Natasha Jee & Nia Natasha Hasenan KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) will recommend to the federal government ways to reduce the higher prices of goods caused by logistics and transportation costs in Sarawak. Its minister, Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi pointed out the issue was not new. He said the […]

Pricey fish and veggies

KUCHING: The prices of fresh fish and vegetables have increased rapidly mainly due to the shortage of supplies caused by the current rainy season. A fish vendor, Salleh Mustapa, 60, said the prices set by fishermen were already higher than usual, so the fish naturally cost more at the market. “Now is the monsoon season, […]