Edmonton city council is looking at ways to cut $60 million in costs and re-allocate another $240 million towards housing, climate change, public transit and core services.
Supermarket shelves are bare and missing both food and non-food items. One of the major reasons for that delay in shipment is that the ship inbound to Samoa has sustained damages and is undergoing repairs. It is not only imports that have been affected, exporters relying on the PFL Matai are at a.
A Desaru restaurant has landed itself in hot water with the authorities for charging RM16 (S$4.49) for a cup of hot Milo. A Facebook user by the name of Emoncs Tay posted a picture of a receipt on Feb 14 from a restaurant in Desaru, Malaysia. The receipt showed that she was charged RM15.90 for a cup of hot Milo..
To combat escalating food prices in the country, plans are underway by the Federal Government to release fresh 60,000 tonnes of grains to complement the 42,000 tonnes earlier released from its silos.