PUTRAJAYA, July 2 -- The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has launched 'Ops Kesan 4' to monitor and prevent profiteering activities following the expanded scope of the Sales and Service Tax (SST), said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

He said the operation is part of the ministry's efforts to ensure that traders do not exploit the situation by raising prices unreasonably.

"The KPDN minister (Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali) announced yesterday the implementation of 'Ops Kesan 4', which among other things, aims to prevent profiteering following the SST expansion," Fahmi said during the ministry's weekly press conference today.

He urged the public to take note of the KPDN hotline and to lodge complaints if they come ac...