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 […]

142.56 tonnes of sugar stranded at Labuan port

LABUAN: Nine containers laden with sugar have been stranded at Labuan containerised port of Labuan Liberty Wharf for the past one week. The essential item weighing a total of 142.56 tonnes in the 10×20 footer containers were imported from peninsula to cater for local needs. Labuan Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry director Junaidah Arbain said the […]

Bid to smuggle sugar to Indonesia foiled

KAPIT: The General Operations Force (GOF) at Tapak Megah, Kapit District foiled an attempt to smuggle 660kg of sugar to Indonesia near the Sarawak-Kalimantan border on Tuesday (August 4). No one was arrested during the operation as the smugglers ran away. The case was later handed over to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer […]