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Rice prices stable with federal support

KUCHING: Rice prices have stabilised in Sarawak following federal government intervention, which includes subsidies and a capped selling price of RM31 for every 10 kg of rice. Miri MP, Chiew Choon Man, raised the matter in Parliament and engaged in discussions with the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. “After hours […]

Petrol, diesel prices unchanged till Aug 23

KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol as well as diesel will remain unchanged for the Aug 17 to 23 period. The Ministry of Finance, in a statement today, said that based on the weekly retail pricing of petroleum products using the Automatic Pricing Mechanism (APM) formula, RON97 would remain at RM3.37 […]

Petrol, diesel prices unchanged

KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the period from Feb 2 to 8. The Ministry of Finance, in a statement today, said that RON97 remains at RM3.35 per litre, RON95 (RM2.05) and diesel (RM2.15). “To protect consumers from the effects of a rise in global […]

Ministry views reports of chicken price increase seriously

KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) takes a serious view of media reports regarding the increase in the retail price of chicken. The maximum price control mechanism programme for chicken and eggs has been implemented since Feb 5. “This mechanism is implemented to curb the sharp increase in the price of […]

Prices of RON97, RON95, diesel remain unchanged

KUALA LUMPUR: The prices of RON97 petrol, RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged from Oct 13 to 19, 2022 said the Ministry of Finance in a statement today. According to the statement today, RON97 petrol will be retailed at RM3.95 per litre, RON95 remains at RM2.05 per litre and diesel price stays at RM2.15 […]

Monitoring consumer goods’ prices

SIBU: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) consumer affairs officers appointed in each parliamentary constituency nationwide will monitor the supply and prices of consumer goods at all times. In giving the assurance, its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said as such the public must make complaints based on facts and not […]

Now is not the time to raise prices of goods, services

PUTRAJAYA: Now is not the right time for traders and industries to raise the prices of goods and services, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. Nanta said the ministry received applications from food and essential goods companies and industries requesting to increase the prices of their products. “The ministry […]

RON97 up 2 sen per litre, RON95 and diesel unchanged

KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will increase by 2 sen per litre from RM2.65 per litre to RM2.67 per litre while the prices of RON95 petrol and diesel remain unchanged at RM2.05 and RM2.15 per litre respectively from tomorrow until June 23. The Ministry of Finance in a statement today said the […]

Hike in chicken price due to higher feed costs

PUTRAJAYA: Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi says the hike in the costs of imported chicken feed is among the major causes of the increase in the price of chicken in the country recently. He said to remedy the situation, his ministry had held engagement sessions with major chicken […]

Price doesn’t matter for true durian lovers

KUCHING: Although the prices of durians are still high this early in the season, true lovers of the king of fruits are not reluctant to part with their cash in order to get their fix. Take Mariam Amit, for example. The 57-year-old durian lover from Bandar Baru Samariang here said every year or every time […]