KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan holds fond memories of Ramadan, especially the quiet moments of sahur shared with his family in his childhood village.

KOTA BARU: Several supermarkets here have been out of stock of the 1kg cooking oil in polybags, typically used by the lower-income group and food peddlers, since early this week.

KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of 1,000 packs of 5kg imported rice were sold out in three hours at the Rahmah Sales programme at Wisma Persekutuan here today (Feb 26).

ROMPIN: The Rural and Regional Development Ministry will focus on aspects such as the halal industry, food security, and entrepreneurship to seek allocations under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities wants Malaysia to achieve zero export of crude palm oil (CPO) in the future by increasing the production of downstream products.

GUA MUSANG: The Ramadan sales programme in Galas saw a large turnout, with 5,000 fowls priced at a big discount sold out within an hour as residents prepared for the holy month.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil exports to China will "remain resilient" this year despite their premium over rival oils and Chinese consumers' shifting buying patterns, the deputy commodities minister said on Sunday.

JOHOR BARU: Johoreans are urged to take advantage of discounts ranging from 10 per cent to 30 per cent on essential goods at the Salam Ramadan 2025 Rahmah Sales Programme (PJR), which runs from today until March 7.

KOTA BARU: Ketum leaves smuggled from Kelantan and Kedah have become the latest items openly sold in Thailand, particularly in its southern provinces.

MANILA: Residents in a central Manila neighbourhood lined up Wednesday, as dengue cases spike nationwide, to collect a bounty – one peso for every five mosquitoes, dead or alive.

KUALA LUMPUR: The current monthly quota of 60,000 metric tonnes for subsidised packet cooking oil is sufficient to meet the needs of households and micro-industries, the Dewan Rakyat was informed today.

KUALA LUMPUR: The achievements of the Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) and Malaysia’s strategic initiatives as Asean Chair are among the highlights of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has so far issued 3,017 notices through Op Kesan 3.0, aimed at stemming profiteering from essential goods, since its inception in October.

Drug smugglers would pay locally crewed boats up to RM10,000 to meet them out at sea and bring their illicit cargo to shore.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will crack down on fraud in the used cooking oil industry, its deputy commodities minister told Reuters, as western governments investigate whether shipments of the biofuels feedstock from Asia actually contain virgin oil.

JOHOR BARU: The Johor government is tightening enforcement on the pricing of essential goods, illegal sales, festive price hikes and RON95 fuel subsidy abuse to protect consumers.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil stocks are expected to fall by another seven per cent month-on-month (MoM) to 1.48 million tonnes in February due to continued low production. 

PENDANG: An octogenarian who was overjoyed to receive the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) aid rode pillion on her daughter’s motorcycle for nearly 20 kilometres to Pekan Pendang here to purchase essential goods.

NEW YORK/SINGAPORE: Asian stocks inched up on Friday ahead of key US payrolls data as investors considered prospects that a broader trade war could be averted, while the yen hit its highest in nearly two months on rising odds of more rate hikes in Japan this year.

KULIM: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) seized 2,006kg of subsidised 1kg cooking oil packets from a grocery store in Lunas for imposing conditions on the purchase of the essential item.