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HOW MUCH IS REASONABLE AND HOW MUCH IS PROFITEERING?
Roadside stalls, coffee shops, mamak shops, cafes, food courts, hotel restaurants and 5-star restaurants: how much can they charge?
It looks like it is up to them.
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14 February 2016
Chinese New Year is a good time for food sellers to RAISE prices.
What irks some of us that food sellers raise prices 5 days before Chinese New Year.
I live in Ipoh. At a place I frequent regularly, kopi O went up by 10 sen and kopi O ice went up by 20 sen.
This bowl of noodles went up by 50 sen.
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Malay Mail Online
Nasi Kandar, favourites no longer affordable
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 14 — Nasi kandar, a favourite for those wanting a filling meal at reasonable prices, is increasingly out of reach of the average wage-earner.
A lunch plate of RM4.60 last year that included rice, chicken, vegetable and half a piece of salted egg now costs RM5.80.
A glass of teh o’ ais, which previously cost RM1, goes between RM1.20 and RM1.50 today.
While the man-on-the-street feels traders are hiking prices for no good reason, those running eateries are complaining that the Goods and Services Tax and rising cost of raw materials had forced them to raise prices.
Civil servant Siti Zubaidah Ahmad Nahar, 33, said she could no longer afford to eat out and packed food from home for lunch at the office.
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In IPOH, the price of food and drinks has risen significantly over the past few months with hikes busting the budget of many.
Malay Mail found that staples like fried mihun had increased from RM4 to R4.50 while koay teow soup had increased from RM5 to RM5.50 leading to queries as to whether the hikes were justified.
Chicken rice which used to cost RM3.50 now costs RM4, a 50 sen increase in a matter of months.
Regulars said they had to pay RM5.50 for a late for nasi kandar with rice, a piece of chicken and two vegetables which could have been had for RM4.50 before.
Drinks are also becoming more expensive, ranging from Chinese tea which had gone up by from 50 to 60 sen while iced coffee had increased by 20 sen from RM1.80 to RM2.
One consumer wondered why drinks had to cost so much and if eateries were making excessive profits at the expense of consumers.
They wondered why such hikes were being allowed by the authorities who should have maintained a closer watch on food prices to ensure they did not burden consumers.
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2 February 2016
A KWAY TEOW SOUP THAT COSTS RM82. IN A COFFEE SHOP IN ALOR SETAR.
加了多片魚鰾、數個肉丸….
http://www.chinapress.com.my/?p=571693
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This was RM5.50 last week (20/1/16) and today (27/1/16) it is RM6.00. The same stall in the same shop in Ipoh.
We may say, “Don’t like the new price? Next time don’t eat there!”
In Shah Alam, one place charged RM5.90 and another charged RM6.70 for a glass of iced milo drink. Some people lodged official complaints, so there were raids by the Selangor Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Department.
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27 January 2016
Star
27 January 2016
Eateries told to explain high prices
SHAH ALAM: Two eateries in a hypermarket were slapped with show-cause notices to explain their high prices for iced Milo and plain water.
A kopitiam and a chicken-rice chain store have a week to justify charging RM5.90 and RM6.70 respectively for a glass of iced Milo, which were inclusive of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and service charge.
The letter also has to explain its 80sen price tag for a glass of warm water.
Selangor Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Department senior assistant enforcement director Yusof Bakar said the raid was conducted following consumer complaints on unreasonable pricing.
The eateries have to furnish reasons for the prices with the breakdown of its operational costs and goods sold in the premises.
“If their explanations are found to be unsatisfactory, the same notice will be served again. They face legal action if they fail to justify the charges,” he said after a raid at the eateries here on Monday.
Yusof said the notices were served under Section 21 of the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 while the other information was required under Section 53 of the same Act.
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IN IPOH
DEPENDING ON THE COFFEE SHOP, A GLASS OF ICED KOPI-O can vary from RM1.60 to RM1.90.
You could get a glass for RM1.50 in some mamak shops but the taste leaves much to be desired.
The glass below costs RM1.90. It was at a popular shop in the tourist belt in Old Town, Ipoh. During Chinese New Year, expect to pay RM2.00 or RM2.10.
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