RM3 for a plate of char kway teow... really!


Serving up good food: Koh frying up a plate of char kway teow at his stall along Jalan Sungai Abong in Muar, Johor.

MUAR: Imagine selling a product at the same price for 15 years, only raising it for the first time four months ago by a mere 50sen.

That’s how it is for cost-conscious Koh Tang Huang, whose char kway teow is now priced at just RM3 at a time when food prices are soaring.

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