SEREMBAN, March 23 — A total of 19,428 business premises were inspected throughout the country from last Tuesday (March 12) until yesterday, with RM411,874.07 seized, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

PAPAR, March 16 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) inspected 7,527 premises under Ops Kesan to monitor the impact of the service tax hike from six per cent to eight per cent effective March 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 —  Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister (KPDN) Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali dismissed allegations of unfairness regarding the Rahmah Sales programme, which purportedly was exclusively organised in government parliamentary areas.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) will continue to monitor the sale of dates suspected to originate from Israel (Israeli dates), which are allegedly available in the market, including those sold online.

PAPAR, March 10 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) will take strict action, including immediate revocation of licenses of subsidised cooking oil packaging companies found to be involved in the misappropriation of the essential item, says its minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

PAPAR, March 10 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) will expand the implementation of the Rahmah Sales Programme (PJR) during Ramadan, covering 450 planned locations nationwide.

PUTRAJAYA, March 9 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has smashed activities of misappropriating fishermen's subsidised diesel at a premise in Sungai Besar during a raid on March 5.

PUTRAJAYA, March 7 — The country is facing a serious problem with subsidised diesel leakages, with a possibility of ineligible parties still enjoying the subsidy, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

DENGKIL, March 6 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has conducted inspections on 3,460 business premises nationwide and issued 167 notices through Ops Kesan from March 1 until yesterday, said Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

DENGKIL, March 6 — The Subsidised Diesel Control System 2.0 (SKDS 2.0) for land transport, which starts tomorrow, will involve five oil companies and nine types of vehicles, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

TAWAU, March 3 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) is currently refining the mechanism to handle misappropriation and the smuggling of controlled goods to neighbouring countries by focusing on high-risk areas involved in the price rationalisation programme and those near the border.

TAWAU, March 3 —The  Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) inspected 1,016 business premises and issued 24 notices during a two-day Ops Kesan conducted from March 1 following the increase in the sales and service tax rate (SST) from 6 per cent to 8 per cent.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The meeting of the National Action Council on Cost of Living (Naccol) on March 20 will discuss the proposal to exempt water and electricity bills from the sales and service tax (SST) hike, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 20 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDN) is ready to investigate if there is evidence of cartel activities in the country's rice industry, said its minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

PAPAR, Feb 18 — A Special Meeting of the National Action Council on Cost of Living (NACCOL), to be chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, will be held this Friday (February 23) to discuss the cost of living issue, especially the rice supply in the country.

KUCHING, Feb 3 — Two new members of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 Implementation Action Council Technical Committee (JKTMTPMA63) will be finalised this month, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

PAPAR, Feb 2 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) will hold discussions with the Sabah and Sarawak governments before implementing any diesel subsidy retargeting programme in both states.

PAPAR, Feb 2 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) will implement the 2024 Chinese New Year Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme (SHMMP) nationwide from February 6 to February 14.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — Cabinet ministers have extended the highest congratulations to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the 17th King of Malaysia, whom they believe is capable of providing guidance and advice to the Cabinet in fulfilling the government's commitment to enhancing unity, prosperity, and national development.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang wishes all Hindus in the country a Happy Thaipusam.