PETALING JAYA: Consumers will pay more for prayer paraphernalia during the Chinese New Year festive celebration following a shortage of paper and raw materials.
Prayer Goods Traders' Association of Malaysia honorary president Lim Hoot Kong said the price increase, which started since June last year, was due to tighter control on imported waste paper in China.
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