Malaysia: 11 items listed under Deepavali festival maximum price scheme, according to Nanta

Published 2021년 10월 27일

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The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry in Malaysia will enforce the Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP) for 11 items from November 1 to 7, in expectation of Deepavali. The scheme aims to stabilize prices and supply of live chicken, chicken, mutton, chicken eggs, red chillies, tomatoes, coconuts, and grated coconut across 91 districts in Peninsular Malaysia, 27 districts in Sabah, and the Federal Territory of Labuan, with a limited implementation in Sarawak. The ministry will collaborate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry to ensure a sufficient supply and reasonable pricing of these items during the festive period. Enforcement officers will inspect and monitor shopping locations such as markets, farmers' markets, and supermarkets to ensure compliance with the set maximum prices.

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PUTRAJAYA (Oct 27): The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (MDTCA) has listed 11 items under the Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP) to be enforced from Nov 1 to 7 in conjunction with Deepavali, which will be celebrated next week. Its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the 11 items are live chicken, standard chicken, super and imported mutton, grade A, B and C chicken eggs, red chillies, tomatoes, coconuts and grated coconut. “The prices of these items are controlled to stabilise their prices and supply," he said at the virtual launch of the Deepavali SHMMP 2021 on Wednesday. He said the maximum price scheme of the items is applicable in 91 districts in Peninsular Malaysia, 27 districts in Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan. For Sarawak, implementation of the scheme only involves four districts, namely Kuching, Sibu, Miri and Bintulu, he added. Meanwhile, Nanta said the ministry would ...

Source: Theedgemarkets