Government intensifies monitoring to keep essential goods affordable

Published on 25 May 2026 4:52:53 PM

The government is intensifying monitoring and enforcement efforts to keep essential goods prices stable amid cost-of-living and food supply concerns.

During a briefing on the Global Supply Crisis on Monday (May 25), Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said food prices between May 18 and 21 remained largely under control, fluctuating between -2% and 3.6%.

Akmal Nasrullah also reminded traders against unreasonable price hikes, while encouraging consumers to use the PriceCatcher app and the Supply Crisis Monitoring Dashboard to check prices and supply information.

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