On the lookout for price hikes
Under watch: Shoppers are seen at Chow Kit Market in Kuala Lumpur as business resumes amid the pandemic. — GLENN GUAN/The Star PETALING JAYA: Over 3,000 officers have been conducting checks on prices of basic necessities, says Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. They included 2,266 enforcement officers and over 1,000 price monitoring officers, he said. He said they had been conducting operations to ensure the public was not burdened by price hikes. This was done in accordance with laws such as the Price Control and Anti-Profit Control Act, Trade D...
Source: thestar.com.my