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                                <title><![CDATA[ Cost of 'balik kampung' soars as bus operators struggle with diesel price hikes ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 08:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Express bus companies put the blame on the government's withdrawal of bulk diesel subsidies and a slew of other operating costs. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Restaurants set to mark up prices as diesel hike triggers domino effect ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Wholesalers, suppliers raise prices after diesel surges 56% under new subsidy scheme ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Traders say an increase in transport costs of up to 25% prompted them to make the 'difficult decision'. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Chocolate makers' prospects sour as cocoa prices spike ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 03:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Consumers in Europe and North America have already seen price increases of about 20% over the past two years and are starting to cut back on the amount of chocolate they buy, reports show. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Fahmi slams reports on looming price increase ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 23:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The communications and digital minister asks how the media outlets in question arrived at this conclusion. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ World food prices fall again in June, UN says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ FAO says the higher forecast is almost entirely driven by better prospects for global wheat production, with the forecast lifted by 0.9% to 783.3 million tonnes. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ World food prices rise for first time in a year ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 08:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Reports say the April rise reflected higher prices for sugar, meat and rice, which offset declines in the cereals, dairy and vegetable oil price indices. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Cost inflation is slowing but shoppers may not see lower prices soon ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Rising expenses have hit the packaged goods industry hard over the past two years, prompting companies to hike prices and helping fuel a cost-of-living crisis in many parts of the world. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Reduce role of middlemen to control prices, says Anwar ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The prime minister says the price of goods can be controlled if middlemen are not involved or take only reasonable profits. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Chicken and egg prices to be floated after June ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu says this is part of the government's efforts to overcome food shortages in the country. ]]></description>
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