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Plastic bag usage still high in Malaysia

By Nurqalby Mohd Reda KUALA LUMPUR: ‘No plastic bag? Okay then, I’ll take my business elsewhere.’ This appears to be the attitude of many consumers who don’t carry their own reusable bags when they go shopping. One such consumer posted his experience on Facebook recently. On learning from the cashier that the popular Klang Valley […]

Sales tax may spark in-person shopping

KUCHING: A sales tax on online purchased low-value goods (LVG) will create a fairer playing field for local and imported items which in turn may encourage consumers to return to traditional in-person shopping. Honorary Professor Madeline Berma pointed out that the sales tax will ensure equal tax treatment for locally manufactured and imported goods. Currently, […]

Personal shoppers becoming more popular during MCO

KUALA LUMPUR: Shopping has been the favourite pastime of most women but of late, not many are willing to spend their time doing groceries, going on bargain hunts or run errand. As such, many consumers have opted for personal shopper service as a more convenient way of buying their groceries, household items, clothing, cosmetics and […]

Adjusting to the new normal

MUKAH: The new normal, to a certain extent, has slightly slowed down the pace of everyday life during the movement control order (MCO). Queuing before entering shopping centres perhaps is one of the new norms brought about by the MCO due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Experience has shown that shopping now cannot be done as […]

Engineer wears garbage bag to supermarket

KUALA TERENGGANU: As a way to protect himself from Covid-19, an engineer was willing to wear a plastic garbage bag on a trip to the supermarket here. To complete his outfit, Zamakhyari Khairiri, 41, also wore a mask, ski goggles and rubber boots. The father of three from Kampung Bukit Payong said the strange looks he gets […]