Semburan palsu
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Kuala Lumpur: Lambakan penjualan produk cecair nyahkuman yang digunakan dalam bentuk semburan kabus kini semakin popular, sekali gus mendedahkan risiko masalah kesihatan berganda kepada pengguna.
Isunya, bukan saja keberkesanannya diragui dalam membanteras virus terutamanya Covid-19, malah membimbangkan bahan kimia yang terkandung dalam cecair itu terbukti membahayakan saluran pernafasan manusia.
Semakan Harian Metro mendapati produk cecair nyahkuman menggunakan sebatian seperti benzalkonium chloride (BAC) atau nanosilver dijual secara berleluasa di platform e-dagang atau media sosial sedangkan tiada kajian saintifik mengesahkan keberkesanannya membasmi virus Covid-19.
Sebelum ini, Cawangan Penilaian Teknologi Kesihatan (MaHTAS), Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (香蕉视频) turut mendedahkan tiada bukti menunjukkan sebatian nanosilver berkesan mencegah Covid-19.
Namun, apa yang mengelirukan sebahagian peniaga turut meletakkan salinan laporan ujian makmal dan Lembaran Data Keselamatan Bahan (MSDS) serta mendakwa produk nyahkuman berkenaan diperakui 香蕉视频 untuk mengukuhkan dakwaan mereka mengenai 'keberkesanan' bahan itu.
Pensyarah Jabatan Kimia Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Prof Madya Dr Bimo Ario Tejo berkata, keberkesanan alat penyembur nano untuk membunuh virus Covid-19 bergantung kepada jenis cecair nyahkuman yang digunakan.
Katanya, kebanyakan penyembur nano menggunakan cecair nyahkuman 'amonium kuaterner' seperti BAC atau berasaskan klorin seperti sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) dan sodium hypochlorite.
Harga ayam: KPDNHEP ambil pendekatan baharu
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September 13, 2021 12:26 MYT
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP) mengambil pendekatan baharu bagi menangani masalah kenaikan harga barang, terutama harga ayam di pasaran.
Menurut Menterinya Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, pendekatan baharu ini membabitkan pengeluaran surat pemberitahuan kepada peniaga peringkat borong dan runcit untuk mengadakan libat urus (engagement) bersama pengeluar serta penternak ayam di lokasi atau lokaliti berlakunya kenaikan harga.
"Di samping itu, pendekatan ini juga bertujuan memberi peringatan kepada peniaga ayam supaya tidak menaikkan harga di mana-mana peringkat rantaian pengedaran sewenang-wenangnya," katanya.
Adalah diharapkan, peniaga di semua peringkat rantaian mengekalkan etika yang tinggi dalam menjalankan perniagaan dan membantu kerajaan agar harga ayam kekal stabil tanpa kenaikan mendadak dan berterusan.
Sekiranya peniaga enggan memberi kerjasama dalam menjayakan pendekatan baharu ini, tindakan tegas akan diambil dan kompaun maksimum dan atau pendakwaan di mahkamah akan diambil ke atas peniaga terlibat.
Tambahnya, KPDNHEP tidak bercadang untuk memperkenalkan kawalan harga tambahan selain yang telah dilaksanakan ketika musim perayaan besar malaysia di bawah Skim Harga Maksimum Musim Perayaan (SHMMP).
BNM: What is the Standardised Base Rate and how does it affect your loans
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26 Aug 2021
BNM announces a new Standardised Base Rate (SBR) that will replace the Base Rate (BR) as the Reference Rate Framework for new retail floating-rate loans, effective 1 August 2022.
As the Standardised Base Rate (SBR) will be linked solely to the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR), changes to the SBR will only occur following changes in the OPR, which is determined by the Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). The new framework also will help consumers to make more informed decisions as it offers greater transparency and compatibility of loans across all banks in Malaysia.
What is the Standardised Base Rate
The Standardised Base Rate (SBR) helps you to gain a better understanding of how your loan鈥檚 interest rates work. Your loan鈥檚 interest rate (also known as the effective lending rate) is made up of a reference rate and a spread. The reference rate is the interest rate that鈥檚 used as a benchmark whereas a spread refers to the bank鈥檚 operating costs and profit margin, as well as a premium based on how much risk the bank is taking by lending to you.
What is a lending rate
A lending rate is an all-in rate that affects the repayment amount.
What is a reference rate
The Standardised Base Rate is an example of a reference rate. It determines the changes in borrowers鈥� repayments on floating rate loans throughout the tenure.
What is a spread
A spread includes credit and liquidy risk premiums, operating costs, and profit margin. A spread is usually different across banks and individuals as it is based on your own credit risk and each bank鈥檚 risk appetite. It is also generally fixed throughout the lifetime of the loan.
Source: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
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Ayam naik harga: KPDNHEP akan jumpa pengeluar
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Khamis, 9 September 2021 | 12:15pm
KUALA TERENGGANU: Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP) akan berbincang dengan beberapa pengeluar ayam terbesar negara bagi menyelesaikan isu kenaikan harga ternakan itu di pasaran.
Timbalan Menterinya, Datuk Rosol Wahid, berkata perbincangan itu untuk mengenal pasti punca kenaikan harga dan mencari jalan penyelesaian.
Katanya, berdasarkan pemantauan KPNDHEP, masih terdapat pasar raya besar menjual ayam pada harga RM6.90 hingga RM8.49, manakala pasar raya pula menjual antara RM6.90 hingga RM8.89.
"Kenaikan harga ayam sehingga RM10 sekilogram hanya di pasar basah berikutan permintaan tinggi pengguna yang menganggap ayam di pasar basah lebih segar dan berkualiti berbanding yang dijual di pasar raya besar dan pasar raya," katanya kepada BH, hari ini.
Mengulas kenyataan Penasihat Persekutuan Persatuan-Persatuan Penternak Malaysia (FLFAM), Datuk Jeffrey Ng, ada beberapa faktor memaksa penternak menaikkan harga ayam, antaranya peningkatan kos untuk dedak dan anak ayam, Rosol mempersoalkan mengapa berlaku perbezaan harga antara ayam dijual di pasar basah dan pasar raya.
Katanya, perbezaan harga juga turut berlaku apabila ada peniaga kecil di bahu jalan mampu menjual ayam pada harga lebih murah jika dibandingkan di pasar basah.
"KPDNHEP akan mengadakan perbincangan dengan pembekal dan pengeluar termasuk di peringkat ladang untuk mencari kaedah penyelesaian. Kita juga minta pengguna beralih dapatkan ayam di pasar raya besar dan pasar raya kerana kualiti serta kesegaran tetap sama," katanya.
Sementara itu, tinjauan mendapati ada antara peniaga masih menjual ayam pada harga antara RM8.10 hingg RM9 sekilogram, manakala harga borong pula antara RM7.99 sen hingga RM8.10 sen sekilogram.
Peniaga yang ditemui di sini, mendakwa harga ayam dijangka meningkat sehingga RM10 sekilogram sepanjang minggu depan.
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Harga kit ujian kendiri COVID-19 akan diturunkan lagi
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Khamis, 9 September 2021 | 11:10am
KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan akan menyemak turun harga kit ujian kendiri COVID-19 menjelang akhir tahun, kata Menteri Penyelaras Pelan Pemulihan Negara (PPN), Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
Beliau yang juga Menteri Kewangan, berkata semakan semula berterusan harga kita ujian kendiri COVID-19 bagi membolehkan ia berpatutan untuk rakyat.
"Buat masa ini, Kementerian Kesihatan (香蕉视频) dan Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP) menetapkan harga kit ujian ini di bawah RM20," katanya ketika berucap pada Sidang Kemuncak Pemulihan Negara dengan tema 'Winning the War against COVID 鈥� The Road to Recovery' hari ini.
Minggu lalu, kerajaan menetapkan harga runcit maksimum bagi setiap set kit ujian kendiri COVID-19 pada harga RM19.90, manakala harga borong ditetapkan RM16.
Penetapan harga maksimum bagi kit ujian pantas antigen COVID-19 itu berdasarkan jangkaan berlakunya peningkatan permintaan susulan kesedaran orang ramai dalam membuat ujian sendiri bagi memastikan diri bebas daripada wabak COVID-19.
Terdahulu, KPDNHEP menerima banyak rungutan serta desakan yang menyifatkan harga bagi satu set kit ujian kendiri RM35 hingga RM39.90 adalah terlalu mahal.
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Time to set up higher tribunal for homebuyers
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September 8, 2021 @ 12:10am
LETTERS: The Homebuyers Tribunal was created to make it an easier, cheaper and quicker avenue for purchasers to file their claims against housing developers for damages or compensation or other matters arising from the sale and purchase agreement entered between the purchaser and housing developer.
New Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican must be aware that there are calls to abolish the tribunal due to the difficulties homebuyers are facing.
And, with the recent Court of Appeal decision in SKS Southern Sdn Bhd vs Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah Malaysia, the tribunal may not be useful any more to homebuyers unless the minister proceeds with reforms.
The tribunal must understand the wide jurisdiction it has been conferred with.
Besides orders for compensation for late delivery (LAD) and technical defects claims, other claims that require orders like compensating for any loss or damage suffered by the claimant which may entail tort, or the variation or setting aside the contract wholly or in part, are usually not accepted.
Too rigid an adherence to the ministry's key performance indicators (KPI) may be a factor. The KPI stipulates 110 days for a case to be decided.
Constant training with the latest information is vital for the tribunal, especially EN1504, recommended by the ministry itself, which deals with crack (50 per cent) and corrosion (50 per cent) in a holistic and scientific manner, and this must be understood in a greater detail by the tribunal, especially when technical reports are made to reach a fair decision.
Besides this, the calculation of technical defect compensation must use the current market rate.
Harga siling masih mahal: Fomca
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03 September 2021
SHAH ALAM - Kerajaan perlu mengkaji semula penetapan harga siling runcit RM19.90 bagi satu set kit ujian kendiri Covid-19 yang akan berkuat kuasa Ahad ini.
Presiden Gabungan Persatuan-Persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (Fomca), Datuk Dr Marimuthu Nadason sebaliknya berkata, harga siling RM9.90 adalah lebih sesuai supaya orang ramai mampu membelinya.
Beliau berkata, kerajaan perlu memahami keadaan ekonomi rakyat yang tidak menentu sekarang.
鈥淗arga RM19.90 terlalu mahal. Kami mahu harga RM9.90 kerana ia dijangka menjadi kegunaan ramai terutama golongan miskin, berpendapatan rendah, pekerja kilang, pekerja pembinaan dan pekerja warga asing.
鈥淜ami dapat membayangkan keadaan kewangan mereka. Golongan berkenaan tidak mampu kerana bukan hanya set kit ujian kendiri Covid-19, malah terpaksa membeli pelitup muka dan cecair pembasmi kuman.
鈥淜eadaan ini akan menjadikan rakyat semakin tertekan sehingga ada yang memakai pelitup muka sama berulang kali," katanya kepada Sinar Harian.
Marimuthu berkata demikian mengulas mengenai pengumuman penetapan harga siling bagi kit ujian pantas antigen Covid-19 oleh Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi dan Menteri Kesihatan, Khairy Jamaludin Abu Bakar dalam satu kenyataan bersama pada Khamis.
Marimuthu berkata, set kit ujian kendiri Covid-19 perlu dimasukkan dalam harga kawalan barangan bagi mengelakkan ada pihak mengambil keuntungan secara melampau.
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Water cut in 463 areas in Klang Valley due to pollution
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August 31, 2021 2:24 PM
PETALING JAYA: Some 463 areas in five regions in the Klang Valley will be facing unscheduled water cuts after odour pollution was detected at a pump station this morning.
In a statement, Air Selangor corporate communications head Elina Baseri said the Sungai Semenyih water treatment plant was shut down at 11.10am after odour pollution was detected at the Jenderam Hilir raw water pump station.
Some 172 areas in Petaling, 194 in Sepang, 54 in Hulu Langat, 23 in Putrajaya and 20 in Kuala Langat will be affected by the water disruption.
鈥淐onsumers can get the list of areas affected by this water supply disruption through the Air Selangor website as well as the Air Selangor mobile app,鈥� she said.
Elina said Air Selangor has activated its emergency response plan following the disruption to provide water supply to affected consumers.
She added that the company understood consumers鈥� need for clean water, especially with the surge in Covid-19 cases, and will do all it can to minimise the impact of the disruption.
鈥淎ir Selangor will provide updates progressively from time to time through all mediums, especially the mass media.
鈥淓nquiries and complaints can be submitted to the Help Centre via the website and the app,鈥� she said.
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Rugi lebih RM11,000 terpedaya panggilan scammer
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Ogos 27, 2021 10:55 MYT
KUANTAN: Seorang pelajar di sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi membuat laporan polis mendakwa adiknya menjadi mangsa sindiket penipuan hingga mendorong keluarga membuat bayaran lebih RM11,000.
Pengadu berusia 24 tahun menerima panggilan daripada adiknya yang berusia 22 tahun pada Khamis meminta wang untuk membayar kos penginapan tempat kerja selepas diminta berbuat demikian oleh pengurusnya di Kuala Lumpur.
Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial Pahang, Superintendan Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof berkata, mangsa membantu adiknya itu dengan membuat bayaran dengan jumlah keseluruhan RM6,847 melalui sebuah akaun bank atas nama seorang lelaki yang diberikan adiknya itu.
Menurutnya, pada petang hari sama, adik pengadu menghubungi ibunya pula untuk meminta wang tambahan bagi tujuan sama.
鈥淜ira-kira jam 5 petang pada hari berkenaan, ibu pengadu ke bank dan memindahkan wang ke akaun sama berjumlah RM4,336.
鈥淧ada hari berikutnya, pengadu dihubungi adiknya memberitahu bahawa wang yang diminta bukan untuk penginapan sebaliknya dia menjadi mangsa panggilan sindiket penipuan,鈥� katanya dalam kenyataan pada Jumaat.
Mohd Wazir berkata, susulan kejadian, pengadu membuat laporan polis di Balai Bolis Mentakab pada Khamis.
鈥淜es disiasat mengikut Seksyen 420 Kanun Keseksaan,鈥� katanya.
*Berita asal di Sinar Harian
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Covid should force re-think on social protection reform
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August 25, 2021 @ 5:37pm
LETTERS: Social protection includes policies, programmes and measures aimed at ensuring a basic standard of living for a nation's people and protecting people against major shocks such as serious illnesses, injury and unemployment.
The covid pandemic which certainly seriously damaged people's livelihood has severely tested the current social protection policies. Bank Negara would suggest that there are three components of social protection 鈥� social safety nets, social insurance and labour market policies.
Social safety nets aim to ensure basic needs are met: Example food, housing, health and education as well as eradicating poverty. The forms of social safety net include cash transfers, as well as in-kind benefits such as public hospitals and schools.
During Covid, the Rakyat Stimulus Packages were introduced to assist workers affected by the pandemic. Direct cash assistance of one-off RM500 to RM1,600 (under the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional) and cash assistance of one off RM350 to RM1,800 (Banuan Prihatin Rakyat) were given to those affected.
The Poverty Line Wage in Malaysia is RM2,208 per month, with RM1,169 for food and RM1,038 for non-food items. Further according to Bank Negara Malaysia living wage in Kuala Lumpur for single, childless couples and couples with two children are at RM2,700, RM4,500 and RM6,500 respectively.
Thus, clearly the assistance provided is substantially below the poverty line or the living wage. Thus, the support is for families and households is clearly inadequate.
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