:Government effort to help consumers: Nasrun

LAHAD DATU, Government’s effort in assisting consumers will not gain any benefit if no serious awareness can be created among users as such situation will become difficult and co-operation from leaders of every level can make a difference by channeling the proper information to help create such awareness and could be accepted by the general public with a positive attitude.

Assistance Minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Haji Datu Nasrun Haji Datu Mansur said that participants in the recent Consumer’s Seminar program held recently could channel what they had learned to the public.

He said this when launching the program organized by the Ministry of Trade and Consumers’ Affair held at a hotel here.

`Such program is important as it could enhance the awareness of consumers and protect them through educating them on wise spending’, he added. At the same time he also said that such program will also give an opportunity to consumers to get better acquainted with the Ministry and indirectly this will further ensure that they (consumers) can obtain information on how to protect their rights.

He also said that such program will also ensure that consumers will be wiser and prevent themselves from being cheated by opportunist attempting to gain from consumers.

The seminar also touched on Malaysia Consumers’ Claim Tribunal (MCCT) and the role and how it could assist consumers.

Also present during the launching was the district officer Amat Mohd. Yusof, district Ministry chief Sulaiman Derahim. Participating in the seminar were consumers, members of Village Development and Safety Committee and government’s service sector staffs.