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                                <title><![CDATA[ The problem, according to Rafizi? ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ Customers say they are still forced to buy premium sugar even if all they want is normal coarse sugar. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Gardenia KL told to explain price increase ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Struggling with price hikes, traders drop out of Menu Rahmah initiative ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say the rising costs are making it too difficult for them to continue absorbing the cost of the affordable meals. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Restaurants face spectre of closure as price hikes continue ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Many eateries are grappling with the increase in price of raw goods and other operational costs such as rent. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Walk a mile in our shoes, restaurant owners tell Rafizi ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say it is not a question of eating out or staying in, but the fact that prices have gone up while wages have remained stagnant. ]]></description>
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