KUANTAN, March 8 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has issued 532 on-the-spot compounds involving various offences amounting to more than RM143,000 throughout the Op Pantau operation up to Friday.
Its Deputy Minister Datuk Fuziah Salleh said among the offences were failure to display price tags, selling counterfeit goods as well as using weighing and measuring instruments that had not been verified.
“Through the operation, we have received 892 complaints and carried out 36,510 inspections, including at grocery shops, Ramadan bazaars and supermarkets,” she told reporters after inspecting the Mahkota Square Ramadan Bazaar here yesterday.
Fuziah said only eight cases involved Ramadan bazaars, including in Penang, Terengganu and Sarawak.
Op Pantau 2026 is being implemented from February 19 until March 20 as a proactive government measure to monitor the supply and prices of goods throughout Ramadan and ahead of the Aidilfitri celebration.
Commenting on the rise in prices of goods following the crisis in the Middle East, she said monitoring conducted so far has found no unusual price increases.
According to her, the ministry has also not received any complaints regarding the matter.
