23rd April 2008 - Miri bakers raise price of white bread by 24 per cent

Submitted by ian on Wed, 2008-04-23 17:50. :: Eyes on Miri | Food | News & Events



MIRI (Bernama) - Bakers in the city have raised the price of white bread by about 24 per cent since Sunday.

This is despite the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry's state office here not having obtained approval from its headquarters.

State director Rodin Mamat told Bernama yesterday that he had received an application from the local bakery association to increase the price of bread from RM1.90 a loaf to RM2.50 early this month.

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Remember the term "bread & butter"? Now soon people will simply just eat butter minus the bread.

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I actually saw a RM2.70
Submitted by ian on Sat, 2008-04-26 10:24.

I actually saw a RM2.70 bread at one point. I forgot where that is though.

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i was shockd to find that
Submitted by Lyssa (not verified) on Fri, 2008-05-02 14:49.

i was shockd to find that the price at the nearby grocery store was rm2.30. a loaf of bread used to be ony rm1.50....

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I've conversed with a baker
Submitted by ian on Mon, 2008-05-05 10:13.

I've conversed with a baker and apparently the problem is that the type of flour used for bread is very different from the type of flour used for making cakes - and further complicating the problems is that even those goons in the Trade Ministry are clueless about it as well.

The price hikes are not just a problem with bread, it's a very serious problem occurring elsewhere.

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