Stern action against traders raising price of face masks


PUTRAJAYA: Stern action will be taken by the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry against traders taking advantage of the novel coronavirus outbreak by indiscriminately increasing the price of face masks.

The ministry’s secretary-general, Datuk Muez Abd Aziz, said in a statement that the face mask was an item placed under the price control list, where the maximum ceiling price has been fixed on five types of face masks under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011.

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