Food prices only go up but never come down


I REFER to your front-page report “Paying more for less” about hawkers raising their prices, and also the editorial “Ups and downs of daily living” (Sunday Star, Jan 18).

The real-life experiences strike a chord for many of us who have to regularly depend on ordinary food served in the streets and food courts.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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