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Pinang Bistro stands despite rising costs

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The rising cost of raw materials, including rice, is affecting food traders, especially those selling mixed rice dishes. The owner of Pinang Bistro Mohd Nurhakim Mohd Hashim, 34, said that this inflationary pressure is evident, as preparing various dishes requires diverse raw materials. “Therefore, the rise in the price of raw materials and […]

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. […]

Scrap tyre tax: Dealers

By Alverdtekoster Anyap & Sarah Hafizah Chandra KUCHING: Sarawak Tyre Dealers and Retreaders Association has appealed to the state government to refrain from implementing the state sales tax (SST) on tyres in order not to burden the people. The association’s president, Lim Kong Hong said that imposing the tax on tyres would be unfair given […]

Palm oil as bio-jet fuel?

KUCHING: Palm oil could soon be used as a raw material to produce bio-jet fuel, said Federal Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Willie Mongin. “In China, they have done a research where palm oil could be produced into bio-jet fuel used by aircraft. “We have also done our research with the help of several universities […]

Be a wise consumer: Dr Chin

KUCHING: Be a wise consumer. Select raw materials or food products which are clean and of quality from the market for your family or customers. This is the advice of Sarawak Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing to the public on Saturday in his World Food Safety Day message. The second World Food Safety […]

China’s mask boom takes fabric away for nappy makers

BEIJING: China’s ramp-up of mask production to counter the coronavirus outbreak has claimed unlikely victims —nappies, wet wipes and sanitary towels that are made with the same raw materials. Manufacturers say textiles such as nonwoven fabric have been in short supply from being diverted to the more lucrative mask business, leaving producers of hygiene products […]