TELUK INTAN: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has included five additional items under the Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme in conjunction with the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration this year.
Its minister, Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali listed the five items as red chillies, large yellow onions, imported large shallots, short mustard or Japanese mustard for the Peninsula and chicken wings for Sabah, Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Labuan.
With the additional five items, he said, there are 16 items on the list of items with a price cap for CNY this year, from 11 last year.
He said the Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme for the Chinese New Year this year will be for nine days, from Jan 25 to Feb 2, which is four days before and four days after the day of the celebration.
Armizan said this at a press conference on Tuesday (Jan 21), after the launch of the Rahmah Madani Sales Programme and the announcement of the price control scheme for the 2025 CNY at Lotus's Teluk Intan Supermarket.
Also present were Perak Domestic Trade, Cooperatives, Consumer Affairs and Chinese New Village Committee chairman Woo Kah Leong and KPDN secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohd Sayuthi Bakar.
Armizan said that since the price control scheme was enforced through the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011, wholesalers and retailers should not sell the goods on the list at a price exceeding the maximum control price that has been set.
The goods should also be marked with pink price tags, he added.
He said the Rahmah Madani Sales Program for the Chinese New Year would be increased, especially in Chinese community areas.
"As of yesterday (Jan 20), a total of 472 of the programs have been held, and more will be held,” he said, adding that the introduction of these initiatives reflected the commitment of the Madani government under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to help reduce the people’s burden. – Bernama
