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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 (KKM) 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 – 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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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians suffered losses amounting to about RM2.23 billion from cyber-crime frauds since 2017.
According to statistics from the police, a total 67,552 cyber-crime cases were reported between 2017 till June 20 this year.
Of the total, e-commerce scams topped the chart with 23,011 cases, followed by illegal loans (21,008) and investment scams with 6,273 cases.
To put an end to this, the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) and Facebook Malaysia, in partnership with government agencies, industry players and consumer associations today launched a nationwide #TakNakScam awareness campaign.
The campaign is to educate the public on how to identify, check and report against the highly deceptive tactics employed by scammers.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Deputy Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said that the development of eCommerce was akin to a double edged sword where frauds, scams and other cyber-crimes via digital platforms has increased in line with the success of digital businesses.
He said there were a total of 11,511 (33.2 per cent) complaints on online transactions recorded by the ministry last year, an increase compared to 5,416 (24.7 per cent) complaints received in 2019.
"The complaints have been steadily rising, and as of June 2021, it was one of the most frequent complaints received by the ministry at 45.2 per cent of total complaints.
"Both the government and private sectors must prepare to prevent an impending wave of fraud and if there are no drastic measures taken, the online scam will affect consumer confidence severely among others.
"A more holistic approach is needed to curb this issue that involves many cross agencies, and private sector collaborations," he said when delivering his keynote address via Zoom today.
He launched the #TakNakScam campaign in the presence of Bukit Aman CCID deputy director (Cyber-crimes and Multimedia investigation) Senior Assistant Commissioner Victor Sanjos, Facebook Malaysia interim country director Justin Murugaya, Bank Negara Malaysia Penang branch chief Hasjun Hashim and Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) deputy secretary Nur Asyikin Aminuddin.
Read more: Malaysians suffered RM2.23 billion losses from cyber-crime frauds
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Our nation is going through turmoil in the form of health bugs. First ,it was the influenza bug and now the corona virus. The former dilemma, the nation ran short of vaccine. The latter on the other came in the form of shortage of face mask.
The government has declared the face masks as price control item and price fixed at:
1. One layer face mask at RM7.00 per box retail price
2. Two layer face mask at RM10 per box / 20 sen per unit retail price
3. Three layer mask – 80 sen per unit retail price
4. N95 – RM6 per unit retail
Read more: NCCC: Irresponsible traders, Baskaran Sithamparam
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KUALA LUMPUR: The demand for surgical face masks and hand sanitizers nationwide continues to rise as fears over the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) mounts. With the two items being out of stock for close to two weeks, consumers are growing anxious over when the goods will be restocked and available for sale. A member of the public, Faezatul Adilah A. Sabri, 26, is hoping that the items will be available soon.
“Nowadays, it is extremely difficult to get face masks. I’ve searched high and low and went to many pharmacies around Damansara for these items and they’re all sold out.
“When I asked when will they be restocked, the retailers cannot give me a definite answer, saying they are also waiting for suppliers to update them. “I really hope they will find a solution to this as soon as possible, as people are getting more anxious and worried every day,” she said. Faezatul, who works in the media industry, said for now, she is doing her best to avoid crowded areas. “I just stay indoors if I don’t have any activities or work that require me to go outside. At this point in time, no matter how scary the situation is, I believe people should stay calm and remain indoors as much as they can,” she said.
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PARIT BUNTAR: Small businesses and traders affected by the tax on sweetened drinks which came into effect this month, can file a postponement appeal to the relevant authorities, according to Deputy Entrepreneur Development Minister Mohd Hatta Md Ramli.He said every appeal must provide reasonable grounds for proper consideration. “I hope the domestic trade and consumer affairs ministry will resolve the issue when it receives the appeals from the traders,” he said here after opening an entrepreneurship seminar organised by the Ketian District Malay Hawkers and Petty Traders Association.Small traders have complained about the sugar tax of 40 sen per litre (on sweetened beverages containing more than five grammes of sugar) which came into effect on July 1.
Hatta added that the implementation of the tax was aimed at controlling excess sugar intake among the public for health reasons.On another matter, Hatta proposed that the National Entrepreneur Group Economic Fund (Tekun Nasional) take up the loan method based on the Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia model.He said the method involved group loans with five participants in each group. Through this method, the loan application approval process can be reduced, enabling entrepreneurs to get loans easily.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) berjaya menyelesaikan 85 peratus atau lebih 15,000 kes berhubung kenaikan bil elektrik membabitkan aduan penggunanya di seluruh negara.Presiden yang juga Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya Amir Hamzah Azizan memaklumkan, hanya tinggal 3,500 kes daripada 18,600 aduan diterima setakat semalam (12 Jun) yang masih belum diselesaikan.“Kita nampak kemajuan dari segi resolusi untuk tu, jadi sampai kita dah habis selesai (isu bil elektrik), semua orang kita masih fokus hendak rumuskan siasatan.“Yang mudah kita dah selesaikan, lebih 15,000 dan yang selebihnya 3,500 tu kita nak buat siasatan yang lebih terperinci,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan pada Khamis.
Katanya lagi, walaupun semua aduan telah hampir diatasi sepenuhnya, keutamaan TNB sekarang ialah untuk terus fokus kepada menyelesaikan siasatan secara terperinci.Ketika ditanya berhubung penalti yang akan dikenakan oleh Suruhanjaya Tenaga, Amir Hamzah memberitahu pihaknya masih belum menerima sebarang notis daripada suruhanjaya itu.Tambahnya, tumpuan utama TNB sekarang ialah menyelesaikan masalah pengguna telebih dahulu.Kelmarin, Menteri Tenaga, Sains, Teknologi, Alam Sekitar dan Perubahan Iklim, Yeo Bee Yin berkata siasatan awal mendapati TNB melakukan kesalahan kerana tidak menepati prestasi perkhidmatan ditetapkan kementerian.
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