(From right) Armizan, Willie, and Matthew are seen with items on even lower ‘Happy Hour’ pricing during the sales programme. — Photo by Roystein Emmor
PADAWAN (April 14): A total of 7,387,213 transactions were recorded under the Madani Rahmah Sales Programme (PJRM), involving 7,320 series, nationwide from Jan 1 to March 31 this year.
Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said in Sarawak, 761,398 transactions across 775 series were recorded during the same period.
“The objective of this programme is for us to adopt an intervention approach to help ease the cost of living for the people, particularly in relation to the prices of goods,” he told reporters after attending the Sentuhan Kasih and PJRM programme at the Kampung Bratan/Asah hall here on Monday.
“PJRM offers discounts ranging from 10 to 30 per cent lower than current prices at local markets.”
He noted that the programme currently covers 600 state constituencies nationwide, including 40 zones in the Federal Territories, with at least three implementations per month in each state constituency.
In addressing the impact of the global energy crisis following conflicts in West Asia, Armizan said the federal government would continue to strengthen the implementation of PJRM.
“This takes into account the risks and implications on supply chains and logistics costs, which will influence the prices of goods.
“Among the measures, KPDN (Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living) will increase area coverage and the frequency of the programme implementation in a targeted approach,” he said.
In other developments, Armizan noted that 29 companies registered with the Sarawak Rivers Board (LSS) have been approved under the Subsidised Petrol Control System (SKPS), allowing them to access subsidised RON95 petrol at RM2.05 per litre.
This follows the government’s decision to approve passenger boats under the river public transport sector as an additional eligible category, after receiving requests from passenger operators’ associations nationwide on Oct 9 last year.
He said there were also appeals from various parties, particularly from the Sarawak and Sabah governments, due to the unique situation in both regions where many passenger boats use petrol but were not previously included under the subsidy scheme.
“Through the engagement sessions we conducted, including with the agencies responsible for licensing passenger boats — in Sarawak, the LSS — we have included them,” he said.
Initially, under the implementation of SKPS, only eligible motor vehicles under land public transport and goods transport categories were covered.
Among those present at the event were Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin and KPDN Sarawak director Matthew Dominic Barin.
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