‘Subsidised cooking oil sold for prayer use’


Murugiah is urging the authorities to compel prayer oil traders to declare the source of their products and list the retail price in their packaging. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

Penang Hindu Association claims unscrupulous suppliers making profits of over 200% by repackaging product

Penang Hindu Association (PHA) is claiming that some bottles containing prayer oil, sold at nearly RM9 per litre, are actually just ordinary, subsidised Malaysian cooking oil, which can be purchased for RM2.50 per litre.

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