GEORGE TOWN: Food and drink prices have soared with more people eating out since the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.A check by The Star found that a plate of economy rice which consists of white rice, one meat and one vegetable dish, as well as a cup of beverage, which would have cost around RM5 in pre-pandemic times now costs between RM8 and RM10.A customer who only wanted to be known as Roger said that an economy rice stall in Pulau Tikus had charged him RM10 for only a piece of fish.“ A piec

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JAKARTA: The government may need to spend 190 trillion rupiah( US$ 13. 23bil or RM56. 63bil) more than planned to cover swelling subsidies, as surging international oil prices drive up the cost of fuel imports. The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry estimated that subsidies and compensation for gasoline, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas( LPG) may swell to 320 trillion rupiah( RM95. 38bil) this year, more than double the 130 trillion rupiah( RM38. 75bil) assumed in the state budget plan. Com

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KUALA TERENGGANU: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will refer to the deputy public prosecutor to determine the next course of action against a floating restaurant operator in Langkawi who allegedly charged a customer RM1, 196.80 for a sea bass weighing 7. 48kg recently. Deputy Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said the ministry had given an extension until Nov 17 to the operator to respond to the notice given, but still failed to obtain complete and detailed documents to enable further

KARACHI: An increase last week in the minimum export price( MEP) of onion from$ 750 per tonne to$ 1, 200 per tonne has failed to bring down prices in the local market as consumers continue to pay Rs 220-240 per kg for the commodity. Exporters reported to have forced the Ministry of Commerce( MoC) to fix a higher MEP to control rising prices and provide some incentive to growers.... However, both the tasks appeared to have failed so far.A retailer at Water Pump, Federal B. Area said onions from