11.   Megat Junid said the enforcement unit would ensure that there were enough supplies during the festive period and that prices were not raised.

12.   Officers will target pickpockets and illegal hawkers throughout the festive period.

13.   Rumours are still rife, though, about the howthe worst will come after the festive period.

14.   School and factory buses obtain special permits to provide express service during the festive period.

15.   Tan advised all traders who had raised prices of their goods during the recent festive period, to lower the prices to that quoted prior to the double festivals.

16.   The message to put a stop to extravagance is certainly well reflected in the homes of many whom I visited during the festive period.

17.   The petunia craze started some time ago when flower nurseries started growing them in pots especially during festive periods.

18.   The road works are expected to last till after the festive period.

19.   The treat was to show the inmates of the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged that they were not forgotten, especially during the festive period.

20.   This exhortation gains urgency during festive periods, more so during double celebration when several million people will be on the highways and byways.