Malaysia: Penang traders warned against hiking prices of mineral water

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 5): Traders in Penang were reminded not to increase the prices of water containers and bottled mineral water arbitrarily, as people brace for the scheduled water supply disruption from Jan 10 to 14. State Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry deputy director A Mogan said that enforcement action could be taken against those who violate the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011. “We have enforcement officers conducting daily inspections and monitoring at markets, grocery stores, supermarkets and mini-markets in five districts in this state. “Since last week, we have also been monitoring outlets selling water containers and mineral water to ensure fair pricing,” he told Bernama on Friday. He further said that both items are still available at reasonable prices and their supply is sufficient to meet the needs of consumers in the state, especially during the water cut. At the same time, Mogan also reminded consumers to be wise in their purchases by ...