Earlier in his speech, Najib also said he has instructed the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs to determine how much sugar is used in an average glass of teh tarik, a popular milk tea drink.
According to him, Putrajaya will then calculate a reasonable price for a glass of the drink favoured by Malaysians, which the public could use as a guideline to compare with prices at restaurants.
Thousands from the Indian Muslim community gathered at the Putra World Trade Centre’s Tun Razak Hall tonight, in a dinner which was also attended by Ministry of Federal Territories, Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor.
The “kangkung” controversy erupted as Malaysians, hit by a slew of price hikes in essential goods and services from the start of the new year, took issue with the prime minister’s use of the humble vegetable in a recent analogy.
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