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A stall keeper fills a glass with water at an eatery in George Town January 9, 2019. Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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KUALA TERENGGANU, April 10 The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) has issued 84 notices against food and beverage premises operators nationwide for charging more than RM1 for a glass of plain water.
Its Deputy Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said all the notices were issued through Ops Catut 8.0 carried out since Wednesday (April 7) following complaints from the public.
“The operation will be carried out until April 15 by enforcement teams nationwide. Based on the number of notices issued, we find that this is quite a common occurrence.
10 Apr 2021 / 17:54 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
KUALA
TERENGGANU: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) has issued 84 notices against food and beverage premises operators nationwide for charging more than RM1 for a glass of plain water.
Its Deputy Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said all the notices were issued through Ops Catut 8.0 carried out since Wednesday (April 7) following complaints from the public.
“The operation will be carried out until April 15 by enforcement teams nationwide. Based on the number of notices issued, we find that this is quite a common occurrence.
“This should not happen. maybe a more appropriate price would be between RM0.20 or RM0.30,“ he told reporters after officiating the Terengganu state-level Franchise Bay Tour Programme here today.