Licences to operate stalls at food bazaars are now auctioned directly to those 'genuinely keen to trade', thereby cutting out middlemen A crackdown on price gouging has begun after Malaysia's government took licensing power over food bazaars away from cartels and alleged rent seekers in Kuala Lumpur ahead of Ramadan,

Muslims to begin fasting from March 02 as the Ramzan crescent moon was not sighted tonight. Catch all the latest updates here!

Ramadan is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar which begins with the sighting of the crescent moon. In Malaysia on Friday, the Islamic authorities conducted a moon sighting to determine the date of Ramadan.

Syed Danial said the start date of fasting for states throughout Malaysia was set according to the order of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, after being consented by the Rulers.