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 […]

Don’t panic buy Covid-19 test kits, minister tells public

KUCHING: There is no shortage of Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kits (RTK) in the market and thus people should not resort to panic buying. “Recently, it was said that there is a supply shortage of RTKs. However, perhaps that only happens for a day or two, especially after the recent Chinese New Year celebration. “But […]

Avoid panic buying! Enough eggs to go around

MUKAH: Don’t panic. Chicken egg supply here is enough for everyone. The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) branch here gave this piece of advice on Tuesday (Feb 9). Branch chief Salihin Den advised consumers not to go into panic buying as the supply of eggs will always be available in Mukah. “This […]

No panic buying of chicken eggs in Kuching

KUCHING: There is so far no panic buying of chicken eggs in the city following reports of the shortage of chicken eggs in Sarawak. A check by New Sarawak Tribune at several local supermarkets found that the situation here was still under control. According to a supermarket staff who preferred to remain anonymous, just before […]

No sign of panic buying in Mukah

MUKAH: There was no sign of panic buying here following the announcement by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhiyddin Yassin yesterday. Muhiyddin declared a nationwide travel ban and lockdowns in the federal capital as well as five states. The state of emergency would last until Aug 1, or earlier, depending on the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Domestic […]