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PETALING JAYA: Following the painful raids against traders who overprice their food and drinks, most restaurants are sticking to their regular prices.
The difference, however, is that some restaurants may be dishing out smaller-sized roti canai as well as diluted Nescafe or Milo drinks.
Contrary to earlier complaints by restaurant operators that they would lose out following the government move to increase the price of flour, a random survey by The Star found that they would actually make a hefty profit if the price of roti canai goes up by 10sen a piece. [Roti canai getting smaller. Goh, Michelle. Nur Akmal. The Star. June 3 2007]
Instead of liberalizing the market, I suspect the state would engage in more stifling policy by regulating the size of roti canai.
We as responsible citizens on the other hand desperately need to upgrade the mentality of our politicians. I am in the opinion that all ministers need at least at a basic lesson in economics.
