Gua musang: A total of 2,500 fresh chickens and 1,000 trays of eggs were sold out within an hour during the Rahmah Sale and Program Jualan Ambang Ramadan in Bandar Utama here today.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, a resident of the Renok Baru Land Development Plan (RKT), Shamsuddin Yaacob, 69, and his wife seized the opportunity to purchase several chickens, beef, and other basic food items at reasonable prices.

Shamsuddin mentioned that he was among the last customers to buy the fresh dishes before they were sold out to earlier arrivals. "This programme started at 2 pm, but I arrived a bit late because the distance from my house to the sales location is almost 20 minutes," he said. He noted that the tent selling chicken attracted the most crowd, with prices significantly reduced from RM50 for two chickens to RM20.

Eggs were also available at RM10 per dozen, and local beef was priced at RM24 per kilogramme. Rahmah Sales manager Dek Shazlina Zakaria highlighted the programme's positive impact on alleviating high living costs, especially for the B40 group. She expressed hope that such programmes would continue in the future, despite the limited three-hour sales period.

Meanwhile, Galas assemblyman Datuk Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim explained that the sale is an initiative to help people manage their finances and prepare for Ramadan. An estimated 5,000 families from various ethnicities benefitted from this programme, organised by the Galas constituency service centre with participation from the MADANI Rahmah Sales team.

In addition to chicken and meat, the sale included seafood, eggs, cooking oil, wheat flour, sugar, vegetables, and fruits, all offered at a 30 to 50 per cent discount off market prices.