Heatwave affects vegetable outputs, prices
BY ABIDGAIL MERTA GANGGANG & AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI KUCHING: The intense heat wave currently affecting Sarawak has taken a toll on vegetable farming in the state. Yesterday, New Sarawak Tribune noticed some stalls selling fewer vegetables than usual when it visited local vegetable markets in Bandar Riyal Kota Samarahan and Medan Niaga Satok. 47- year-old […]
Cat lovers also feeling pinch as pet food prices go up
By Siti Nurain Ratani KUCHING: Are cat lovers still willing to spend a certain amount of money to buy pet food even though the price of goods has skyrocketed? With Malaysian food inflation expected to increase due to rising global commodity prices, disruptions in the domestic supply chain as well as the depreciation of the […]
Some people may panic buy
KUCHING: Members of the public are unhappy about the new ceiling prices of chicken and eggs. They fear the new ceiling price, which came into effect today, would affect the prices of many things in the market as well as the prices of food and drinks at eateries. The new maximum retail price for a […]
Flight prices increase is daylight robbery
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin has described the move by local airline companies to increase flight fares especially to Sabah and Sarawak during the festive season, as daylight robbery. He said in a few weeks, Muslims would be celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Sabahans in the Peninsula would want […]
Traders may increase prices of goods: Deputy minister
BY HUSNINA RAMLAN KUCHING: Traders are allowed to increase the price of goods as long as there is no rationing element. Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Rosol Wahid said this, adding it was due to the increase in the price of raw materials that caused traders to also increase their prices. […]
