Labuan picked for consumerism programmes
Posted on February 22, 2012, Wednesday
LABUAN: Despite being a duty-free island, Labuan has been listed as one of the key areas for consumerism programmes along with other states.
Labuan Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Office has conducted a study for the island’s potentiality to be part of the Domesitc Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry’s long-term plan for consumerism development programmes.
Several shops on the island, including a strategically-located family restaurant called ‘MoonStar, Restaurant, Grill and Barbecue’ has been identified for the ministry’s transformation programme.
Its director Nursafariza Ihsan said three sundry shops in three villages — Kampung Layang-Layangan, Kampung Pohon Batu and Rancha-Rancha — would take part in the ‘Tukar’ programme.
The Tukar programme, created under the National Key Economic Area, is the government’s initiative to transform sundry shops into modern outlets.
While MoonStar Restaurant, Grill and Barbecue will promote ‘Menu Rakyat 1Malaysia’ (1Malaysia People’s Dishes), the ministry is promoting another programme to sell cheap food and drinks — breakfast and lunch — for as low as RM2.50 for breakfast and RM5 for lunch.
She said efforts are in the pipeline to ease consumers’ burden from the rising living cost.
“Our ministry has listed 13 eateries, with the latest being the MoonStar Restaurant, Grill and Barbecue to be promoted in the ministry’s portal. We’re targeting some 3,000 outlets taking part in the programme countrywide. In Labuan, we only expected 10 outlets, but now we have more than that,” she said. — Bernama
