KUALA LUMPUR: Government backbencher Sim Tze Tzin (PH-Bayan Baru) has suggested that Malaysia follow South Korea’s example of prohibiting hospitals from being listed on the stock exchange.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has shut down several illegal stalls in an operation at Bazaria Wangsa Maju.

SERDANG: The findings of a study conducted by the Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Research Centre of the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) found that about 50 per cent of the 5,000 imported rice samples seized by the authorities were mixed with local white rice.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) will begin developing safety standards for baby products, says Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh.

PUCHONG: The Selangor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has dismantled a syndicate selling subsidised liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to commercial businesses.

ALOR STAR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has arrested a Thai national and seized 900 litres of diesel valued at about RM3,000 during a raid at an illegal storage facility in Changlun, Kubang Pasu yesterday.

PUCHONG: Authorities raided four factories illegally producing retreaded tyres around the Klang Valley yesterday, seizing 262 tyres worth RM80,410.

KULAI: Two refugees were caught illegally running a restaurant in unsanitary conditions, putting customers' health at risk.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR: A petrol station in Perak was caught with allegedly under-dispensing fuel by rigging the pump meter at the premises.

BUTTERWORTH: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry’s Penang chapter has crippled a diesel smuggling syndicate following a raid on an illegal warehouse beside Sungai Perai in Sungai Lokan, seizing 27,000 litres of subsidised diesel expected to be sold in the local market.

KUALA LUMPUR: Consumers who suspect they are receiving less petrol than they paid for have been told to take immediate action to ensure fairness at the pump.

KUALA LUMPUR: A woman has taken to social media to express her frustration after claiming she was charged an exorbitant price for ‘taukua’ (bean curd) at a stall in Pulau Tikus, Penang.

KULAI: The Johor branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has seized 903 cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from an illegal storage facility in the district, believed to have been misappropriated for industrial use.

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) branch plans to expand the Rahmah Sale initiative to rural areas, following its successful implementation in Kampung Pasir Kelang, Kuala Krai, last year.

KUALA NERUS: The Terengganu branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has received 40 public complaints between Jan 1 and 23, mostly regarding the pricing of goods and services.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah General Operations Force (GOF) seized various contraband worth RM3.62 million in five raids conducted over five days from Jan 20.

MELAKA: Coffee shops in Melaka, particularly in tourist hotspots, were among the business premises found raising prices by up to 60 per cent last year, according to the state director of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN).

PONTIAN: The Johor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) is investigating an incident involving a woman driving a Singapore-registered car, allegedly refuelling with subsidised RON95 petrol, following a viral video.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur branch of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has seized 205 cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), during a raid at a retail licensee’s premises in Taman Sri Rampai, last Tuesday.