Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living

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Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living
Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup
(KPDN)
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Ministry overview
Formed27 October 1990(33 years ago) (1990-10-27)
Preceding agencies
Jurisdiction Government of Malaysia
HeadquartersNo. 13, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 2, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62623 Putrajaya
Employees3,900 (2017)
Annual budget MYR 634,350,000 (2017)
Ministers responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Ministry executives
  • Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad, Secretary-General
  • Roziah Abudin, Deputy Secretary-General (Domestic Trade)
  • Roszanina Wahab, Deputy Secretary-General (Consumer Empowerment)
Website www.kpdnhep.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living (Malay : Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup), abbreviated KPDN, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for domestic trade, living costs, co-operatives, consumerism, franchise and others.

Contents

Organisation

Federal agencies

  1. Co-operative College of Malaysia, or Maktab Koperasi Malaysia (MKM). (Official site)
  2. Companies Commission of Malaysia, Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM). (Official site)
  3. Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission, or Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia (SKM). (Official site Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine )
  4. Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), or Suruhanjaya Persaingan Malaysia. (Official site)
  5. Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), Perbadanan Harta Intelek Malaysia. (Official site)
  6. Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (PNS). (Official site)
  7. Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Rakyat). (Official site)

Key legislation

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living is responsible for administration of several key Acts: [1]

Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living
Companies Commission of Malaysia
Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia
Co-operative College of Malaysia
Malaysia Co-operative Societies Commission
Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad
Malaysia Competition Commission

Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day

Programmes

The Federal Constitution allows Parliament to make laws related to trade, commerce and industry that include:

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