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Basic items sufficient; no need for panic buying

PUTRAJAYA: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has assured that food supplies nationwide are stable and will be adequate during the total lockdown. He said during the last movement control order (MCO) there was no case of insufficient basic supplies recorded, and as such, the ministry was confident the situation […]

Public advised against crowding and panic buying

MUKAH: Panic buying and congestion at shopping centres should be avoided as they could help spread Covid-19, said Mukah Division Resident Hamdiah Bakir. She pointed out that there was no cause for panic buying because businesses selling essential goods were operating as usual. People must always remember that the virus spread quickly in public places, […]

No panic buying in Sibu

SIBU: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Sibu branch confirmed that there was no panic buying among residents here during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO), which started today (May 29) Its chief Kelyn Bolhassan @ Haliward said the results of the monitoring operation by its enforcement officers around shopping […]

No panic buying at supermarket as viralled

KOTA SAMARAHAN: There was no panic buying—as alleged on social media—at a popular supermarket here following an inspection by authorities. Instead, officers from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) found people queueing as per standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines. Sarawak KPDNHEP enforcement chief officer Mogan Arumugan, who led the team on Friday […]

No panic buying following MCO announcement

MUKAH: There was no panic buying for essential items at major shopping centres here today following the announcement by the government of a statewide movement control order (MCO) from May 29 to June 11. New Sarawak Tribune discovered that business was as usual at major shopping centres here as of 5.30pm. There were no long […]

Avoid panic buying

KUCHING: The people of Kapit and Song districts were urged to remain calm and avoid panic buying amidst the implementation of movement control order (CMO) effective from Feb 2 to 15. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said panic buying situation is likely to occur in both areas following […]

Panic buying causes temporary suspension of online grocery deliveries

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian consumers’ panic buying has resulted in the temporary suspension of online grocery delivery services amid fears of the Covid-19 outbreak and the 14-day Movement Control Order (MCO). Panic buying began on Sunday, a day before Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced the MCO from March 18 to 31. Local supermarkets have experienced a […]

Nanta: Essential goods in sufficient supply

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) today gave an assurance that there is an adequate supply of essential items in the country and that the public need not engage in panic buying. Its Minister, Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said he had ordered all the ministry’s 2,500 enforcement officers nationwide to visit […]

NGO: Avoid panic buying, restrict outside movement

By Mohamad Harith Mohamad Nizar KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the public should look at the movement control order announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday, in a positive light, and ensure that their activities are in line with the objective of containing the COVID-19 outbreak. Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (FOMCA) deputy president […]

Is panic-buying justified?

KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee has announced that as of yesterday, Covid-19 positive cases have increased to 34 statewide. And the public went into panic-buying at supermarkets, hypermarkets and even ordinary grocery shops after the first three Covid-19 positive cases were announced on March 14. Just like what happened in other countries, many people […]