Sarawak requires reliable and adequate supply of construction materials
BY ALEXANDRA LORNA & NATASHA JEE KUCHING: Sarawak is in need of a dependable and sufficient supply of construction materials to ensure the timely completion of all development projects in the state. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said delays in the availability of materials would lead to additional costs and impact […]
Sufficient sugar supply for Aidiladha – KPDN
PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Costs of Living Ministry (KPDN) has assured that there will be an adequate supply of sugar leading up to the celebration of Aidiladha at the end of June. Its deputy minister, Fuziah Salleh said the ministry has instructed the country’s two largest refineries, namely Central Sugar Refinery Sdn Bhd (CSR) […]
Residents in Kota Bharu relieved over restored sugar supply
KOTA BHARU: Residents in the Kota Bharu district who had faced a shortage of sugar last week can heave a sigh of relief after sugar supply to the area was restored. A grocery wholesaler and retailer, Ahmad Najmi Mohd Ashari, 36, from Tanjung Chat here, said he began receiving his sugar supply in stages since […]
Chicken, eggs and cooking oil ceiling price ends July 1
KUCHING: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will stop enforcing the ceiling price control on chicken, chicken eggs and pure cooking oil beginning July 1. “The ceiling price has resulted in market and price distortion,” it said in a statement today. “With the abolition, it will ensure that the supply of materials for food […]
Supply of cooking oil to recover soon
MUKAH: The supply of the one-kilogramme plastic packets of cooking oil to Mukah would return to normal soon with the first consignment expected to arrive tomorrow (June 23) to Thursday (June 24), said the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP). KPDNHEP Mukah branch head Salihin Den said about 1,000 boxes of the packets of […]
Basic items sufficient; no need for panic buying
PUTRAJAYA: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has assured that food supplies nationwide are stable and will be adequate during the total lockdown. He said during the last movement control order (MCO) there was no case of insufficient basic supplies recorded, and as such, the ministry was confident the situation […]
Sufficient supply of chicken during festive seasons
KUCHING: There will be sufficient supply of chicken and at affordable prices throughout the festive seasons of Hari Raya Puasa and Gawai Dayak. The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Sarawak, in a statement today (April 15), assured that its enforcement officers would be deployed to markets, farmers markets and hypermarkets to ensure […]
Sufficient vaccine supply needed for early vaccination
KUCHING: Sufficient supply of cost-effective Covid-19 vaccine is as important as arrangements for early vaccination programmes, said Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) publicity secretary Arthur Wong. “This should be the priority and not the proposed Sarawak-Kalimantan border wall which will take more than 10 years to build and it has nothing to do in containing the […]
Enough supply of cooking oil in Mukah
MUKAH: There is sufficient supply of cooking oil packed in 1kg polybags in the market here, assures the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Mukah branch. Its branch chief, Salihin Den, said this after conducting a routine check on the supply at a supermarket here on Tuesday (Jan 26). “The supermarket here now […]
Sufficient supply of face masks
MUKAH: There is sufficient supply of face masks here and are readily available at business outlets and pharmacies. This is good news for the people as they brace for the compulsory use of face masks from Aug 1 set by the government to contain the spread of Covid-19 virus. New Sarawak Tribune found that face […]
