SHAH ALAM, July 24 — Online shopping platforms offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) services have been urged to self-regulate to ensure consumer rights remain protected.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The government remains committed to continuing the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) subsidy, including for domestic use as well as for micro and small businesses in the food and beverage (F&B) sector.

SHAH ALAM, July 18 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) Selangor branch has issued 120 notices to traders following inspections after the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) came into effect on July 1.

By Muhammad Rey Hazriell SHAH ALAM, May 2 — The removal of chicken egg subsidies is set to directly impact the B40 group, as higher prices could hinder their access to affordable protein sources, said the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca). Fomca chief executive officer T....

PUTRAJAYA, April 30 — The government has decided to fully discontinue the egg subsidy starting this August 1.

PUTRAJAYA, March 26 — The prices of basic items ahead of the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations are under control following efforts taken by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) and the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS), said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Malaysia’s collective management organisations (CMOs) for the music industry have expressed concerns about the recently published Guidelines of Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) 2025 (CMO Guidelines) by the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — There are still traders at Ramadan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri bazaars in the Federal capital who fail to display price tags on items for sale, said the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN).

PUTRAJAYA, March 14 — The price display rule for medicines at private clinics and hospitals, effective May 1, is not intended to regulate prices but to provide the public with access to information on available medicines, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

PUTRAJAYA, March 14 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has inspected 308 premises and opened 99 investigation papers under Ops Campur, an enforcement operation targeting rice importers and packers over the alleged mixing of imported and local rice.

KAPAR, March 12 — The Selangor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has cracked down on the siphoning of subsidised controlled goods like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and one-kilogramme (kg) packets of cooking oil and seized RM200,000 worth of items in a raid at a premises in Jalan Syapadu, Rantau Panjang, on Monday (March 11).

PAPAR, March 8 — The government’s immediate intervention is crucial to ensure a sufficient supply of bottled palm cooking oil for the people over the next three months.

PUTRAJAYA, March 7 — The government will implement immediate intervention measures to stabilise the supply of bottled cooking oil in the market, said Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

SEPANG, March 4 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry's (KPDN) enforcement team has conducted 3,275 inspections under the Op Pantau 2025 since its launch on Sunday (February 2), said Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) to ensure a sufficient supply of essential items throughout the Ramadan fasting month and Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

SERDANG, Feb 26 — The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute has revealed that approximately 50 per cent of the 5,000 imported rice samples seized by the authorities were mixed with local white rice.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 25 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has opened three investigation papers and issued 47 notices to coconut and coconut milk traders for unjustified price hikes.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The government projected the inflation rate in 2025 to increase moderately between two per cent and 3.5 per cent, said the Finance Ministry (MOF).

PUCHONG, Feb 20 — A syndicate involved in the misappropriation of subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was found using a new tactic — using bonded trucks as transfer points to siphon subsidised 14kg LPG into non-subsidised 50kg barrels — before selling them at lower prices to the industrial sector.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has maintained the quota of 60,000 tonnes of subsidised packaged cooking oil per month in the market.