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Face mask enforcement postponed

KUCHING: The enforcement of the MS SIRIM certification for non-medical face masks will be postponed to January 2023. According to the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs minister (MDTCA) Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, the delay of the enforcement is after taking into account the feedback from the public on the increase in the price of […]

Liquors-only factories, shops not allowed to operate

KUCHING: Factories and shops that sell liquors only are not allowed to operate, said Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister (MDTCA) pointed out that the issues raised by Deputy International Trade and Industries Minister and Bangi Member of Parliament Dr Ong Kian Ming, in Free Malaysia Today (FMT) on […]

No case of profiteering by traders

KUCHING: There is no case related to profiteering by businessmen or traders in the state despite the slow pace of business due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) state director Datuk Stanley Tan, however, said that there are a total of 318 notices issued as of today to […]

Ez ADU app platform for consumers to file complaints

PUTRAJAYA: Consumers who are dissatisfied with the price or quality of goods or services offered by traders may lodge a complaint using the Ez ADU application developed by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA). All they need is a smartphone running android to download the Ez ADU app from Play Store for […]

Total compliance with new price

MUKAH: Business outlets here are found totally complying with the new price of three-ply disposable face mask at RM1 per piece as fixed by the government. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) Mukah branch chief Salihin Den, in his response to a query by the media on Tuesday […]

Lazada campaigns offer amazing discounts

KUCHING: Lazada is having a ‘Buy Malaysia’ and ‘Penjana Shop Malaysia Online’ campaigns in partnership with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). The initiatives are aimed at supporting local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and products as well as spur the nation’s digital-led economic recovery. The […]

Agent compounded RM50,000

SALE OF COVID-19 BRACELETS PUTRAJAYA: A direct selling agent has been issued compound of RM50,000 for promoting bracelets that are claimed capable of warding off Covid-19, on a social website. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (MDTCA) enforcement director Datuk Iskandar Halim Sulaiman said the action followed an issue that went viral on Facebook regarding […]

To include agriculture inputs

PRICE CONTROL MECHANISM KUCHING: Agriculture inputs such as fertilisers, pesticides among others ought to be placed under the price control mechanism of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this would make them more affordable and reduce the burden faced by rural farmers. He […]

Enough essential food items in Kapit

KAPIT: There are enough essential food items in Kapit Division during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) which has been extended to June 9, 2020.   Chief enforcement officer of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affair (MDTCA) Kapit, Al Redzamani Abdul Razak gave this assurance yesterday. “We are also monitoring the prices of […]

Buy only Sirim approved helmets

KAPIT : Enforcement officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA)  Kapit office recently inspected several business premises here and found they had  found to be importing and distributing helmets  not approved by the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (Sirim) Berhad. Chief enforcement officer from the ministry office Al Redzamani Abdul […]