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Govt to announce new mobile postpaid package for civil servants tomorrow

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Created: 07 August 2023

DENGKIL: The government will announce a special mobile postpaid package for civil servants tomorrow, says communications and digital minister Fahmi Fadzil.

He said the special package was being offered following complaints from frontline staff in the field regarding their postpaid subscription prices.

“Insya-Allah, tomorrow there will be some special announcements for civil servants,” he told reporters after officiating the Merdeka@Komuniti programme for the Dengkil state constituency at Balai Raya Taman Desa Jenderam Hilir here today.

As for the postpaid package for media personnel, Fahmi said discussions will be held with telecommunication service providers (telcos) tomorrow and the decision regarding the matter will be announced later.

“I will raise the matter (for media personnel), and we will see if the telcos agree or not,” he said, adding that many more good announcements will be made through the efforts of the ministry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Fahmi said the ministry will continue to intensify efforts to reduce the burden on users and ensure that all levels of society enjoy better services at reasonable prices.

“Hopefully, internet prices will drop after we implement the Mandatory Standard on Access Pricing (MSAP),” he said.

On July 31, Fahmi was reported as saying that internet prices were expected to drop by this September, when the MSAP was adopted.

MCMC, in a statement issued on July 11, said the reduction in retail fixed broadband prices following the implementation of the MSAP could only happen once access agreements have been concluded between service providers.

MCMC said that currently, most access providers have or are in the process of publishing reference access offers.

Lebih 20,000 pengunjung meriahkan Hari Pengguna Kebangsaan 2023

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Created: 31 July 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: Lebih 20,000 pengunjung memeriahkan Hari Pengguna Kebangsaan (HPK) 2023 anjuran Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup (KPDN) yang berlangsung di Piazza Pavilion, Bukit Jalil, di sini, bermula Jumaat lalu hingga hari ini.

Pengarah Bahagian Gerakan Kepenggunaan KPDN, Adiratno Che Ani, berkata jumlah pengunjung itu melebihi sasaran ditetapkan pihaknya iaitu sekitar 10,000 hingga 15,000 orang pada program bertemakan "Pengguna Berdaya, Negara Rahmah Sejahtera" itu.

Beliau berkata, penganjuran program berkenaan adalah selaras komitmen dan usaha KPDN untuk menjadikan setiap rakyat sebagai individu yang tahu hak sebagai pengguna serta berani bertindak untuk hak mereka mengikut peruntukan undang-undang dan peraturan sedia ada.

"Tujuan mengadakan HPK 2023 ini bukan sahaja untuk meraikan pengguna tetapi untuk mengingatkan mereka tentang hak yang perlu dipertahankan. Pada program ini, kita memberi maklumat kepada pengguna cara membuat aduan sekiranya ditipu dan sebagainya.

"Kita mahu supaya setiap pengguna mempunyai keupayaan dan bersedia untuk mempertahankan dan memperjuangkan hak mereka. Insya-Allah, negara akan rahmah dan penuh sejahtera sekiranya objektif ini tercapai," katanya ketika ditemui Bernama di lokasi HPK 2023.

Read more: Lebih 20,000 pengunjung meriahkan Hari Pengguna Kebangsaan 2023

Peguam hartanah pertahan kenaikan yuran wajar

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Created: 31 July 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: Persatuan Guaman Hartanah Malaysia (HartaGuam) membantah kenyataan Suruhanjaya Persaingan Malaysia (MyCC) kenaikan yuran guaman membabitkan pemindahan hak milik membebankan pembeli.

Presidennya, Datuk Nazri Mustafa, berkata kali terakhir yuran guaman bagi pemindahan hak milik dinaikkan ialah enam tahun lalu iaitu pada 2017.

Beliau berkata, Majlis Peguam sudah mengkaji perkara itu sedalam-dalamnya sebelum mencadangkan kenaikan berkenaan.

"Kami tidak bersetuju kenaikan yuran itu membebankan. Sekiranya seseorang itu mampu membeli rumah, mereka juga perlu menyediakan peruntukan kewangan untuk membayar kos terbabit.

"Tidak menafikan rakyat sedang bergelut dengan kenaikan kos, tapi kos yang bagaimana? Mengapa yuran guaman berkaitan transaksi hartanah yang perlu dikorbankan, sedangkan kesejahteraan rakyat ialah tugas kerajaan masa kini," katanya.

MyCC membantah kenaikan yuran guaman membabitkan pemindahan hak milik dalam keadaan rakyat bergelut dengan kenaikan kos sara hidup.

MyCC berkata, walaupun Seksyen 13 Akta Persaingan 2010 mengecualikan perintah pindaan daripada pemakaian akta itu, tindakan yang diambil oleh Majlis Peguam bertentangan prinsip persaingan.

Nazri berkata, yuran guaman bagi pemindahan hak milik masih kedua terendah selepas yuran jurunilai.

"Nilai yuran guaman bagi RM500,000 pertama ialah RM5,000 dan kenaikan 1.25 peratus. Oleh itu, jumlah hanya RM6,250," katanya.

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Consumers continue to fight for their rights

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Created: 21 July 2023

PETALING JAYA: Umrah packages, home improvement, car workshop services, travel agencies and short-term rentals are the top five cases in the services category received by the Tribunal for Consumer Claims Malaysia (TTPM) this year.

Of the 3,484 filings from January to May 2023, 355 were for umrah packages, 343 for home improvement, 175 for car workshops, 145 for travel agencies and 137 for short-term rentals.

In the goods category, the top five filings during the same period were for electrical goods (192), cars (185), telephones (110), furniture (100) and clothes (67).Meanwhile, 7,109 filings were done in 2022, 4,845 in 2021, 5,761 in 2020 and 5,198 in 2019.

For 2022 and 2021, home improvement topped the list of cases filed in the services category – 757 filings last year and 420 the year before.

Travel agencies topped the list of cases filed in the services category in 2020 and 2019, at 584 and 383 respectively. In the goods category, claims for electrical goods topped the list for four years, with a total of 1,316 cases from 2020 to 2023.

TTPM chairman Hamidun Abdul Fatah advised consumers to make smart choices and look for the right information before purchasing goods or services.

“If you find that your rights as a consumer have been denied, don’t be quiet and just accept it as fate. The tribunal is here and you can come to the tribunal if the case is within our power scope,” he said.

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Staying informed on misinformation

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Created: 21 July 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: They started out as government fact-checking portals but Sebenarnya.my and MyCheck Malaysia will now have a bigger role to play – they will deal with the rising misinformation in the country.

The portals are also set to be beefed up and should not be run on a skeleton crew, said Fahmi Fadzil.

“These two units are part of JomCheck (network) which in the lead-up to GE15 had helped to do some fact-checking on things that were published. I have asked for these units to work hand in hand along with JomCheck and the corporate communication units of other ministries,” said the Communications and Digital Minister.

“In case something comes up (information), we will alert, revert and disseminate whether it is true or false,” he said in an exclusive interview with The Star.

Sebenarnya. My was launched in 2017 as a unit under the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) while MyCheck.My is under national news agency, Bernama.

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Kerajaan jamin beri bantuan bekalan gula segera jika terima aduan

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Created: 21 July 2023

SUBANG JAYA - Kerajaan memberi jaminan bantuan bekalan gula akan diberikan dalam tempoh beberapa jam setelah menerima aduan.

Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup, Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub berkata, tindakan segera itu diambil bagi memastikan bekalan gula di seluruh negara mencukupi.

Menurutnya, orang ramai perlu menyalurkan aduan kepada kementeriannya dan bantuan akan terus diberikan di kawasan yang mengalami masalah bekalan.

"Kalau ada masalah, adukan kepada kita, dalam tempoh masa beberapa jam sahaja kita akan hantar bekalan.

Read more: Kerajaan jamin beri bantuan bekalan gula segera jika terima aduan

Minyak masak terpakai sumber pendapatan tambahan

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Created: 18 July 2023

PUTRAJAYA: Kerajaan komited membangunkan industri sawit termasuk melalui pengumpulan minyak masak terpakai sebagai sumber pendapatan tambahan isi rumah, kata Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

Timbalan Perdana Menteri berkata, biarpun berdepan pelbagai cabaran, matlamat itu hanya dapat dicapai melalui kerjasama dan tindakan bersama semua pihak daripada pembekal, pemain industri, pengguna, kerajaan sehingga ke syarikat petroleum seperti PETRONAS.

"Untuk makluman semua, pengumpulan minyak masak terpakai ini bukan sahaja semata-mata bagi menguruskan sisa ini dengan baik tetapi juga bagi mengembangkan potensi pemprosesan semula minyak masak terpakai kepada biobahan api penerbangan.

"Program pengumpulan minyak masak terpakai ini juga menjadi langkah proaktif PETRONAS sebagai persediaan untuk mengkomersialkan biobahan api penerbangan yang lestari (SAF) bagi memenuhi tuntutan 'Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation' (CORSIA)," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap pada Majlis Pelancaran Program Pengumpulan Minyak Masak Terpakai di sini, hari ini.

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‘Add flight subsidies for varsity students into a federal budget’

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Created: 18 July 2023

PETALING JAYA: Consumer groups have asked the government to consider adding flight subsidies for public university students into the federal budget.

They added that airlines operators should play their role in providing reasonably priced domestic flight tickets.

Fomca chief executive officer Saravanan Thambirajah said including the subsidy into the federal budget will be helpful for students.

“The issue of expensive flight tickets between the peninsula and Sabah and Sarawak has been going on for some time.

“It’s good that the government is coming up with this initiative and it should consider including this into the budget.

“Airlines should also play their part by preparing reasonable flight ticket prices for everyone.

“Providing affordable prices also helps to highlight the airlines’ brand as well as increasing their appeal to customers in the long run,” he said, adding that the Malaysian Aviation Commission too should be proactive in balancing both the needs of consumers and airline operators.

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Consumer urged to buy subsidised sugar to offset rising cost

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Created: 18 July 2023

PETALING JAYA: Consumer associations have expressed mixed reactions to the possibility of restaurants and bakeries buying subsidised sugar to offset the rising cost of commercial-use sugar.

At least two associations are split over the practicality of such a move, with one citing it will be an arduous process to go about just to save cost. The other claims it is a norm for companies to do so.

Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) president Datuk Dr Marimuthu Nadason said it would be nonsensical for chain restaurants, for example, to buy cheaper sugar in bulk.

“I don’t see it happening. It will be stupid for the big businesses to do so. Are they going to buy 1kg sugar in bulk to offset their costs? I don’t think so,” he said.

Read more: Consumer urged to buy subsidised sugar to offset rising cost

NGO saran kerajaan mansuh penggunaan label beras import dan tempatan

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Created: 18 July 2023

KANGAR: Beberapa pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) mencadangkan agar kerajaan memansuhkan penggunaan label beras import dan beras tempatan bagi mengatasi isu tukar label kampit beras putih.

Presiden Persatuan Pengilang Beras SPB Melayu Kedah-Perlis Marzukhi Othman berkata label beras Super Spesial Tempatan (SST) dan Super Spesial Import (SSI) pada kampit beras putih membuka ruang kepada mereka yang tidak bertanggungjawab untuk memperolehi keuntungan berlipat kali ganda.

"Saya cadangkan agar kita tidak perlu lagi letak label beras SST atau SSI pada kampit beras dan hanya letak label beras putih bagi mengelak berlakunya manipulasi orang tengah.

"Ini kerana harga beras tempatan ditetapkan pada harga RM2.60 sekilogram (kg), manakala harga beras import bergantung kepada harga pasaran," katanya kepada Bernama hari ini.

Katanya pemansuhan label yang membezakan beras import dan beras tempatan juga akan memberi keadilan kepada petani, pengilang dan pengguna serta dapat mengharmonikan kembali industri.

Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup (KPDN) baru-baru ini memberi amaran tindakan tegas terhadap peniaga yang didapati menukar bungkusan atau label beras tempatan serta menjualnya di pasaran pada harga beras import untuk meraih keuntungan berlipat kali ganda, kerana ia merupakan kesalahan di bawah Seksyen 5 Akta Perihal Dagangan 2011.

Read more: NGO saran kerajaan mansuh penggunaan label beras import dan tempatan

1. Subsidi tidak memulihkan ekonomi, sekadar pastikan kumpulan rentan terbela - FOMCA
2. Lapor KPDN jika sangsi ketulenan telur omega - Salahuddin
3. TNB kongsi tip guna elektrik secara berhemah
4. Isi kualiti rumah aduan tertinggi diterima FOMCA
5. LETTER | Eateries should not take advantage of potential sugar price hike
6. Kerajaan diminta pecah monopoli sektor makanan, perubatan - FOMCA
7. Luaskan konsep 'rahmah' meliputi isu kos, kualiti rumah mampu milik - FOMCA
8. LETTER | Ending the Touch 'n Go monopoly - FOMCA
9. No more Puspakom monopoly on vehicle inspections once concession ends, says Transport Minister
10. Banyak pemain bersedia tawar sistem pembayaran terbuka di tol - Salahuddin
11. Rumah sewa indah khabar dari rupa
12. Pembeli rumah tak puas hati lapor pada tribunal
13. Kesedaran hak pengguna di Malaysia di tahap sederhana - Fuziah
14. Kerajaan mahu lebih banyak pihak terbabit dalam sekuriti makanan
15. Kerajaan teliti undang-undang kembalikan wang mangsa penipuan dalam talian

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