Caution during fasting month

Caution during fasting month

From Neraca

During Ramadhan and around Lebaran (the post fasting day of festivity) many traders earn their living in various dishonest ways.

Apart from increasing prices, they mix the rice with low quality brands and minced beef is mixed with other meat. Last year, butchers at Pasar Minggu sold such meat at a low price, which was later discovered to be the meat of boars, which had been smuggled into Jakarta.

Quite a number of supermarkets also launch sales at promotional prices, which are actually higher than the pre Lebaran prices.

The government, as well as the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI), should attend to these matters, which are detrimental to Muslims and consumers with tight budgets.

NURLELA SAPARTINAH

Jakarta