PARLIAMENT | The government will continue to strengthen efforts to stabilise the prices of essential goods to address concerns over rising living costs following the implementation of the RM2,000 minimum wage effective June 2027.

Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Nasir said the efforts include tightening enforcement of the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act, and implementing the Rahmah Sales and Madani Agro Sales programmes.

“The country’s inflation rate remains under control at 1.7 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026) and around 1.9 percent in 2Q.

“We also noted that food inflation was around 1.4 percent in May and June, and between 1.8 and 1.9 percent in July and August,” he said in today's Dewan Rakyat's question-and-answer session.