At the beginning of 2022, food inflation in Malaysia was under 4 percent but rose sharply over the year to reach 7 percent in November, with some food items increasing as much as 40 percent.
PETALING JAYA: School canteen operators are calling on the government to allow them to buy ingredients at subsidised prices and for further exemption of rental in order to keep their prices low while offering affordable and nutritious meals to schoolchildren.