Lotus’s Malaysia joins campaign to raise halal product marketability

KUALA LUMPUR: Lotus’s Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Lotus’s Malaysia) has joined hands with the Halal Development Corporation (HDC) in the ‘Make Halal Your First Choice’ campaign to raise the marketability of locally made halal products, running throughout April to July. The campaign, a programme under the 2022 Budget Initiative, features 389 lines of halal-certified food and non-food […]

Ministry to consider proposal to control price of Covid-19 test kit

KUALA BERANG: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) is considering a proposal to control the price of the Covid-19 test kit, said Deputy Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid. He said based on feedback from the public, the test kit price is a burden especially to the low-income groups and families with many children. “We […]

Summons for glass of plain water priced above RM1

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) has issued 84 notices against food and beverage premises operators nationwide for charging more than RM1 for a glass of plain water. Its Deputy Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said all the notices were issued through Ops Catut 8.0 carried out since Wednesday (April 7) […]