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Aidilfitri Maximum Price Control Scheme Starts next Week

Mar 19, 2025

This year's Aidilfitri Festive Maximum Price Price scheme will run for 15 days, from March 24th to April 7th.

Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali confirmed that the list of price-controlled items has been expanded, compared to last year's Raya season.

There will be 26 items this year, compared to 22 for last year's Raya celebrations.

The new items include Indian red onions and santan or coconut milk.

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PLUS Malaysia says it expects 2.2 million vehicles to use its highways during the Aidilfitri Balik Kampung rush.  

As such, it will implement several measures including activating 28 smart lanes at varios locations to help improve traffic flow, while it will work with authorities including PDRM and the JPJ to ensure the safety of all motorists.  

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Selangor has announced an Aidilfitri special incentive of one month's salary, or a minimum of RM1,000 for state civil servants, which will be paid out on March 25.  

Selangor civil servants will also receive another incentive of half a month's salary or at least RM1,000, after the state govt collected record revenue last year, and this will be paid out next month. 

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A senior citizen has been charged in court again, for allegedly slapping a non-Muslim man for eating in public at the weekend.

He has pleaded NOT guilty to a count of voluntarily causing hurt at the magistrates' court in JB.

The 65-year-old was initially charged this morning but was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal due to a technicality.

Meanwhile, PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has criticised the slapping incident and reminded all Malaysians to practice mutual respect.