PACKET COOKING OIL: KPDN RECEIVES 10 COMPLAINTS

• Published date: 07 April 2024
• Author: ROSNANI SAAD
• Publication title: Bernama: The Malaysian National News Agency (Malaysia)

Its director, Muhammad Nizam Jamaludin said of this number, three complaints each were received from the Alor Setar, Sungai Petani and Baling areas, and one from the Kulim area

"However, only three complaints were acted upon and these involved the offences of hoarding controlled items, selling cooking oil above the ceiling price and conditional purchases.

"Seven other complaints were not acted upon after an inspection found that there was no case to answer," he said in a press conference after officiating the state-level Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme (SHMMP) for Hari Raya Aidilfitri at a supermarket near here today.

According to him, the case of hoarding involved a supply of one-kilogramme (kg) packets of cooking oil at a premises in Alor Setar whereas the...