Pinang Points

Higher prices call for prudent measures

By IMRAN HILMY
Fried mee hoon, mee and kuey teow selling at RM4 per pack at a Ramadan bazaar in Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam last year. — Filepic

THE prices of food and other necessities have risen yet again.

Taken individually, the increases seem small but taken together, they really eat up a big chunk of our income.

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