Floods: Adequate food supply in affected areas, says Armizan

KUALA TERENGGANU: Food supply in flood-affected areas is currently sufficient, says the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry. Its minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali (pic) said that among the measures implemented was to allow major wholesalers (DDW) and selected retailers (DDR) in each district to increase the quantity of control goods supply storage limit exceeding 30 per...

Govt begins enforcing trade description order

KOTA BARU: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has enforced the Trade Description (Marking of Quantity for Packaged Goods) Order 2023 starting June 4 under the Trade Descriptions Act 2011 which was gazetted on Oct 2 last year. Its minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said the gazette aimed to ensure manufacturers, producers, importers and...

Ministry raids convenience store for selling ‘no palm oil’ ice cream

PUTRAJAYA: A convenience store in Precinct 3 here was raided by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) yesterday, for suspected sale of food products with the words 'No Palm Oil' (NPO) written on the product's plastic packaging. Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said the raid which started...

Cartel formation sabotages govt’s efforts to reduce people’s cost of living, says Armizan

PAPAR: Forming a cartel to gain profit without fair competition is an act of sabotage against the government’s ongoing efforts to reduce the people’s cost of living, says Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. Citing the case where five companies were fined RM415.5mil for fixing the price of poultry feed on...