Biting the bullet on prices


Anita Yahya frying fish ball, keropok lekor and cokodok pisang at her stall at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Recreational Park in Ipoh. She says she is maintaining her prices as her customers are also dealing with the higher cost of living. — Photos: SAIFUL BAHRI/The Star

AFRAID of losing their customers, many food traders in Ipoh would rather settle for less income than raise the prices for their goods.

Noodle seller Alan Kong has decided on a wait-and-see approach for now even though the removal of subsidies on cooking oil means he has to fork out an additional RM20 daily.

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