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Consumer groups: Enforce rules, but allow flexibility

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:03:44 +0000

PETALING JAYA: Tighter rules barring the use of another person’s MyKad to buy subsidised fuel could help prevent leakages, but experts caution that such a policy must account for situations like elderly users relying on family members to refuel their vehicles.

Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) chief executive officer Dr Saravanan Thambirajah said that the move is a step in the right direction to reduce leakages in the targeted subsidy system.

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When paying once isn’t enough: The switch to subscription models irks consumers

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:49:05 +0000

In 2022, a certain car brand caught heavy flak for requiring a subscription to activate heated seats in vehicles purchased by customers. Many wondered, “What’s with the need for a subscription when the heated seats are already installed in the car?”.

A year later, the car company discontinued the subscription requirement for heated seats following the backlash, but that did not spell the end for extra recurring payments to unlock other features.

While these practices have since spread to other players in the automotive industry, they’ve long been a major bugbear for consumers in the broader tech space.

"Tidak perlu jadikan rumah seperti farmasi, bekalan ubat stabil, elak pembelian panik" - �㽶��Ƶ

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:42:32 +0000

KUALA LUMPUR: Keperluan dan bekalan ubat-ubatan dalam negara kekal stabil sekurang-kurangnya hingga penghujung Jun ini, justeru orang ramai dinasihatkan agar tidak melakukan sebarang pembelian panik untuk simpanan jangka masa panjang.

Ketua Penolong Pengarah Kanan, Cawangan Pengurusan Farmasi Logistik, Bahagian Amalan dan Perkembangan Farmasi Kementerian Kesihatan (�㽶��Ƶ), Muhammad Md Zin, berkata stok ubatan di fasiliti kerajaan juga sentiasa dipantau bagi menjamin bekalan kepada pesakit tidak terjejas.

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Krisis Asia Barat: Rakyat pilih tak panik dan berjimat, elak belanja berlebihan

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:35:06 +0000

KUALA LUMPUR: Ketika banyak pihak bimbang dengan impak konflik di Asia Barat yang belum reda, ramai dalam kalangan rakyat masih kekal tenang dan tidak panik membeli barangan keperluan.

Sebelum ini di media sosial, ada yang mula bersiap sedia menyimpan barangan keperluan untuk menghadapi segala kemungkinan terutama risiko kekurangan stok atau kemungkinan peningkatan harga.

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Aduan KPDN percepat kurangkan birokrasi SKPS – FOMCA

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:28:35 +0000

Kira-kira 2,000 pengusaha bas sekolah berdaftar (van) dijangka terpaksa menaikkan kadar tambang mulai bulan depan susulan tekanan kos bahan api.

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