Ministry digs deep to unearth root cause of veggie price hikes

Penang Domestic Trade and Consumers Affairs Ministry director Mohd Ridzuan Ab Ghapar (in white) checking the latest price of vegetable during a walkabout at Sunshine Square Bayan Baru in Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: A total of 100 checks have been conducted on traders and premises by the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry to get to the bottom of vegetable price increases.

The ministry's Penang director Mohd Ridzuan Ab Ghapar said the checks were conducted during Ops Pasar from Nov 27 following reports that vegetable retail prices had gone up around the country.