Restaurants slapped with show-cause notices over high-priced plain water in Penang


GEORGE TOWN: Fifteen out of 35 eateries checked here under Ops Catut 8.0 (Air Kosong) have been given show-cause notices to explain the high prices they charged for plain water.

The eateries were given five days to justify their prices after the notices were issued under Section 21 of the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011.

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