Traders can land in hot water


PETALING JAYA: Restaurant operators who overcharge customers ordering water can be punished under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011.

The warning came from none other than Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who described charging RM1.50 for a glass of water as “too high”.

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