KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 -- Authorities will step up efforts to monitor the prices of basic necessities, including food at eateries, following the Sales and Service Tax (SST) revision, Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Fuziah Salleh said.

According to The Star, Fuziah said the ministry is ready to take action against food operators who increase prices unnecessarily due to the SST adjustments.

"We have already launched Ops Kesan 4.0," she said.

"This is to protect consumers by detecting price movements and any attempts to exploit the SST adjustments. We will continue to monitor them," she said.

She added that the ministry is prepared to receive complaints from the public.

"We hope all parties can play their roles an...