JOHOR BARU: Consumers not only have to spend more money on food items and essential goods these days, but they also have to fork out more to buy “hell notes” for the coming Hungry Ghost Festival.
Prayer paraphernalia store owner Sim Siew Hua said the price of items such as joss paper, joss sticks, hell notes and candles has increased by about 30% since May.
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