{"id":8230,"date":"2021-02-14T19:46:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T11:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8230"},"modified":"2021-02-14T19:46:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T11:46:05","slug":"122-festive-season-maximum-price-control-scheme-offenses-recorded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8230","title":{"rendered":"122 Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme offenses recorded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BESUT, Feb 14\u00a0— A total of 122 offenses, involving compounds amounting to RM14,600, were\u00a0recorded as of yesterday under the\u00a0Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP), which is being held from Feb 8-16\u00a0in conjunction with this year\u2019s\u00a0Chinese New Year celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Deputy Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said that 79 of the offences were for failing to display price tags, 36 for not using the special price tag (pink) and seven for selling items exceeding the maximum price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA total of 11,065 wholesale and retail business premises nationwide were inspected\u00a0and various items worth RM6,122 were also confiscated,\u201d he told reporters after inspecting the 2021 Chinese New Year\u00a0SHMMP at a supermarket in Jertih here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to Rosol, Johor recorded the highest number of cases, with 56, followed by Perak (15) and Sabah (13).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe KPDNHEP reminds all traders to always comply with the stipulated regulations under the SHMMP, including not increasing the prices of controlled items,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosol said the ministry also received 794 complaints related to online transactions throughout the Movement Control Order (MCO) period last month relating to fraud, damaged items and purchasers not receiving their goods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

— BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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