Ministry to home in on profiteering during Ramadan

Healthy campaign: Hamzah checking a receipt as Dr Chai (right) looks on during the launch of the campaign at Kuchai Entreprenuer’s Park in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consu­me­­rism Ministry has inspected 5,673 retailers in the past four days as part of its effort to safeguard consumers from profiteering during Ra­ma­dan.

The enforcement team found six cases of profiteering since Monday, Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zai­nudin said.