Long lines for RM3 per plate chicken rice


Cheap eats: Ong sells his standard plate of chicken rice at RM3. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Chicken rice seller Ong Eng Kim slashed the price of his standard plate of chicken rice by about 40% – from RM5 to RM3 – and now he gets long lines of happy customers every day.

The 50-year-old did this since last October at his stall in a coffee shop in Jalan Macalister here.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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