Mukah residents queue early to get eggs
MUKAH: Residents here who need a supply of chicken eggs are already ready as early as 6 am to get them. Only one chicken egg supplier shop in the old market here always sells and provides supplies for all customers who need eggs at all times. According to the sales schedule from the supplier’s store, […]
Fuel sales in Kapit back to normal
KUCHING: The sales of petrol and diesel for public use in Kapit are expected to be back to normalcy starting tomorrow. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said that the supply, consisting of 10,000 litres of RON95 petrol and 6,000 litres of diesel, had arrived at 3.30pm in the afternoon. […]
Goods shortage only temporary
KUCHING: The shortage of goods here is only temporary and stocks will be replenished by wholesalers in no time. The assurance came from the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry today following routine inspections by enforcement officers on business premises, including supermarkets, in the city. “The purpose of the inspections is to review the supply […]
An egg a day keeps the doctor away
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it. — Arnold H. Glasow, famous US businessman. Can you survive a day without eggs? One of the top news recently in Malaysia including Sarawak is the shortage of eggs and their skyrocketing prices. Many bakers have revealed […]
Chicken egg shortage a dilemma for bakers
KUCHING: The shortage of eggs and the skyrocketing prices since last March have worried Sarawak bakers here. Several bakers here said they were pressured to continue their business because it was difficult to get eggs. A Sarawak baker entrepreneur, Nur Diana Majelan, 29, running her family business who owns a Mexi bun bakery, said the […]
Ministry open to exporting surplus chicken
KUCHING: Surplus supplies of chicken in Sarawak may be exported to the peninsula to address a shortage there. In saying this, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs secretary-general Datuk Azman Mohd Yusof said this is in line with the spirit of the Malaysian Family. “However, the management of supply is under the jurisdiction of […]
MP calls for rethink on livestock regulatory measures
KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has called on the authorities to focus on the current shortage of chickens and eggs in the market with a view to formulate an effective and long-term solution. He said the shortage should not have been allowed to happen in the first place, pointing out that chickens […]
Chicken or egg? Poultry farms in a flap
KUCHING: A recent government move to provide for cheaper chicken eggs in the market sadly had a reverse effect which ultimately led to supply shortages in the state since last month. According to a reliable source from the poultry industry who spoke to New Sarawak Tribune, the poultry farms were affected after the government implemented […]
The versatility of chicken eggs
Eggs are very much like small boys. If you overheat them, or overbeat them, they will turn on you, and no amount of future love will right the wrong. — Anonymous Does news of the shortage of chicken egg production in the country worry you? As consumers, we are faced with two choices; we either […]
No panic buying of chicken eggs in Kuching
KUCHING: There is so far no panic buying of chicken eggs in the city following reports of the shortage of chicken eggs in Sarawak. A check by New Sarawak Tribune at several local supermarkets found that the situation here was still under control. According to a supermarket staff who preferred to remain anonymous, just before […]
