KPDN conducts monitoring to ensure traders comply with Deepavali price control
The Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme (SHMMP) for Deepavali 2024 is effective for seven days starting today.
Mon Oct 28 2024
NACCOL to decide on price control of rice next week - PM
PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the meeting had to be postponed to next week to include more urgent matters such as rice price control.
Fri Feb 16 2024
KPDN to announce Deepavali price controls on Nov 6
Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh said the maximum prices will be set based on the need for festive goods for the upcoming festival.
Fri Nov 03 2023
Price controls for eggs, chicken will be lifted to ensure sufficient supply
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the details of these measures will be announced by Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu in two weeks.
Fri Oct 13 2023
Govt confident Menu Rahmah initiative can thrive
KPDN has expressed confidence that the Menu Rahmah initiative which involves price-controlled food items can thrive if prices of goods do not rise sharply.
Mon Feb 20 2023
11 items listed under Christmas maximum price scheme
The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living has listed 11 items under the Christmas Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMPP).
Tue Dec 20 2022
[COLUMNIST] Moving away from price controls and subsidies
Since April 2022, the food and non-alcoholic beverages category has risen from 4.1 pct to 5.2 pct in May and was 6.1 pct in June.
Tue Jul 26 2022
Cashless system can improve the country's Corruption Index - Expert
Anuar Shah said they could monitor the price control and compare prices using the records in the e-wallet with a cashless system.
Tue Jul 05 2022
Ceiling price control for chicken, eggs, subsidies for bottled cooking oil discontinued
Ceiling price control for chicken, chicken eggs and subsidies for palm cooking oil in bottles of two, three and five kilogrammes (kg) will not be continued from July 1.
Tue Jun 21 2022
[COLUMNIST] Thinking out of the box beyond price control measures
It is the opportune time for the govt to think outside the box beyond price control measure that is only applicable for the short term.
Wed Jun 08 2022
MDTCA reviewing list of types of goods for festive season price control scheme
MDTCA is reviewing the necessary essential goods to be listed in the price control scheme, said its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
Fri Apr 15 2022
[COLUMNIST] Proper price control mechanisms required to deal with soaring vegetable prices
The govt has to intensify and enhance the policy mechanisms to guarantee the welfare of farmers, wholesalers, retailers and consumers.
Fri Apr 08 2022
CNY price control scheme to be implemented from Jan 29-Feb 4 - Nanta
The Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP) for the Chinese New Year will be implemented from Jan 29 to Feb 4 involving six types of foodstuff from seafood, dried food and pork categories.
Wed Jan 26 2022
Govt looking for mechanism to tackle price hike for chicken, eggs
Prices for fresh chicken and chicken eggs may go up after the Malaysian Family Maximum Price Control Scheme ends on Feb 4, but the government will find a mechanism to tackle it.
Fri Jan 07 2022
Price control scheme extended to Feb 4 - Nanta
The Keluarga Malaysia Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMKM) which was supposed to end on Dec 31 has now been extended to Feb 4.
Tue Dec 28 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024