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.

IPOH, March 23 — There is no need for the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) to authorise officers from local authorities to conduct price monitoring, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The Immigration Department arrested 59 illegal immigrants during its Ops Sapu operation on 22 units of an apartment in Kepong today.

SUNGAI BESAR, March 20 — Some 8.1 tonnes of food and beverages worth RM116,000 have been salvaged from Ramadan bazaars nationwide during the first six days of fasting this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) does not plan to impose any restriction or ceiling prices for the sale of vegetables following an expected price hike of up to 25 per cent in the market.

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.

BAGAN DATUK, March 16 — The Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) has assured the price of fish nationwide is generally still under control and the supply is also sufficient throughout the Ramadan fasting month and Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — A petrol station owner pleaded guilty at the Selayang Sessions Court today on a charge of selling RON95 petrol, a controlled item, to a Thai-registered vehicle two months ago.

PUTRAJAYA, March 14 — Consumers have the authority to reject traders who sell food at inflated prices, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — In a study involving 1,600 respondents, eighty-one per cent expressed satisfaction with the Payung Rahmah initiative, which comprised Rahmah Baskets, Rahmah Sales and Rahmah Package.

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.

PUTRAJAYA, March 7 — A company handling the Umran package and its director were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with failing to comply with an award order issued by the Malaysian Consumer Claims Tribunal (TTPM) to pay claims amounting to RM60,929 to four victims in April last year.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Fuziah Salleh cautioned traders unaffected by the Sales and Service Tax (SST) hike to not take advantage by raising prices to garner extra profits from consumers.