Utusan not shuttering, price of paper to increase by 50 sen


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 20 Aug 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: The Utusan Group is not going to close down its operation on Wednesday (Aug 21), but will instead increase the price of its papers by 50 sen starting Friday (Aug 23) to try to ensure its survival.

Its executive chairman Datuk Abd Aziz Sheikh Fadzir said the price of Utusan Malaysia would be increased from RM1.50 to RM2, while the price of Kosmo would be raised from RM1 to RM1.50.

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