Doing so will protect consumers from hidden charges, promote ethical medical practices

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — Electricity theft can no longer be treated as an isolated technical violation, as it costs the government billions of ringgit annually, necessitating immediate and decisive action, said the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (FOMCA).

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, June 23 — With the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) set to take effect next month, consumer groups are calling on the government to zero-rate essential services, expand the Budi Madani cash aid programme, and introduce a national price transparency framework to...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) has expressed full support for implementing the new electricity tariff structure under Regulatory Period 4 (RP4), describing it as timely, progressive, and beneficial for Malaysian households.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Four additional intervention measures implemented by the government to address the issue of rice supply in the country are believed to be able to re-stabilize the supply of the staple food.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The Rahmah Rice Sale initiative with a RM150 million allocation shows the government’s determination in quickly easing the burden of the people amidst the global hike in rice prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — The government’s initiative to provide affordable Internet access through the Unity Package Prepaid mobile Internet plan can help the target groups to generate more income.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The decision to retain electricity tariff for domestic consumers in Peninsular Malaysia for the 2022-2024 Regulatory Period (RP3) can help the people in dealing with the high cost of living due to the impact of pandemics and floods, the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (FOMCA) has urged the authorities to be stricter with egg producers over the proper labelling of information and expiration dates on eggs sold to consumers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) has called on Bank Negara to extend the loan moratorium until at least August for all affected workers in the wake of the second movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) has received complaints that some pawnshops are pressuring people who are not so familiar with the moratorium by imposing charges even during the conditional movement control Order (CMCO) period.