Monday, July 20, 2009

Real Malaysia "Boleh"! rm1 for teh tarik & roti canai!!!


Is high time for the real Malaysia "Boleh" story to be told, to be spread and to be proud of. These story, i will simply categorized them under "Good news!, Malaysia!"

To start with..here is what was published over the weekend, excerpted from TheStar.




Good News! Malaysia : rm1 for a piece of roti canai and a glass of teh tarik

Where : Ukhwah Restoran Rakyat 1Malaysia @ Lorong Medan Tuanku Satu (next to Prescott Inn).

Details : A piece of roti canai selling @ 40 sen while a glass of teh tarik is selling at 60 sen.

It is run by Non-Profit-Oriented Koperasi Pendidikan Islam Malaysia Bhd or Ukhwah. According to its president, Datuk Rahim Baba. the objective of a co-peratives is to serve the people, hence food should always be reasonably priced.

Revelations : Cost of making a piece of roti canai is 20sen & cost of making a glass of teh tarik is 42sen!

In the meanwhile, the mamaks have been 'communicating' to the mr president to maintain the exhorbitant current market price and not the affordable people-friendly price.