Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said his ministry has deployed more than one thousand officers to monitor the prices of 480 items across the country.<br /><br />Recently, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) raised concerns after it found that prices of some vegetables had increased by up to 200 percent in the past two weeks.<br /><br />CAP revealed that prices of sawi pendek (choy sum) have increased from RM3 per kg to RM9 per kg, a hike of 200 percent, broccoli from RM8 per kg to RM20 per kg, an increase of 150 percent and cauliflower from RM7 per kg to RM16 per kg, a hike of 100 percent.
