13 August 2006

Never mind the fake Louis Vuitton or Rolex. Backyard manufacturers have gone into a more lucrative market, producing fake and sub-standard electrical appliances, handphones, medicines and food.

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MICROWAVE oven ... power-drill ... batteries. Handy home gadgets commonly found in most households.

Yet danger lurks if you had bought those items on the cheap. It might explode in your face or break to bits.

Rita, Haris and Sam are among those who have been victims of sub-standard and fake products which are creeping into the Malaysian market.