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State consumer bodies inactive Source: The Star Friday 27th January, 2012
WITH price hikes being the norm these days I call on consumer associations to wake up and do what they should.
Many associations aren't active or exist only in name. The Chinese New Year did not see a dent in prices although many food products were declared price controlled items.
What good are price controls if the prices keep going up? Cons... ...