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Ismail Sabri
July 11, 2012, Wednesday Eve Sonary Heng, reporters@theborneopost.com FOLLOW US
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KUCHING: Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) has no control of prices of

other product brands as they depend very much on suppliers pricing, but
consumers can be assured of lower prices of 1Malaysia products
compared to similar products elsewhere.

Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Datuk Seri

Ismail Sabri Yaakob said KR1M stores had to sell both 1Malaysia brand of
products and other brands to cater for consumers di erent needs and
demands apart from providing them more options.

He said the oppositions claim that the prices of certain products sold at
the KR1M store in Kota Padawan were more expensive compared to other
supermarkets was not true as the cheaper prices o ered by other
supermarkets may be prices o ered during special o er period.

The prices may be less during sale such as during weekend sales. But for
us, we maintain our prices throughout the year. We do not have any sale,
he told a press conference here yesterday after the launching of the KR1M
store at Kota Padawan.

He said 70 per cent of the products sold in the store were 1Malaysia
products. They were of good quality and safe for consumption. They were
also cheaper by 30 to 50 per cent compared to similar products from
other famous brands.
Supermarket Todays
Ismail said the opposition should not compare other brands sold in the Special
store with di erent brands sold in other supermarkets.
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He, however, believed consumers were smart in their spending and the EVERRISE-2
purpose of setting up KR1M stores was to reduce the burden of the
EMART
people.
100% SUPERSTORE
The government has introduced various programmes to reduce the
peoples burden including book vouchers worth RM200 to students of SERVAY

higher learning institutions, RM100 to all pupils in primary schools and UPWELL SUPER STORE
BR1M RM500 aid to households earning less than RM3,000 a month.
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Two projects have been implemented under my ministry KR1M and
BOULEVARD
Menu Rakyat 1Malaysia MR1M, he said.

Ismail said the opposition claims were only meant to tarnish the good
POPULAR
intention of the government in helping the people who could see for
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