RM5 meals a casualty of inflation


A customer seen choosing dishes for the Rahmah Menu at Nor Azlina Abd Rahman's shop in Bandar Baru Uda. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: With the cost of food ingredients continuing to rise, some restaurant owners here have decided to drop their Menu Rahmah, which was supposed to offer affordable food options, after only a few months. Restaurant owner Sahul Hameed, 48, said he offered the RM5 meal for only about three months before deciding to do away with the initiative.

“I started offering the Menu Rahmah some time in July before stopping it early last month as I could no longer bear the losses.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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