GEORGE TOWN: The Klang Valley is not the only place seeing rising prices of foodstuff in the run-up to the Chinese New Year, with Johor and Penang similarly affected. The prices of seafood, especially, have seen a dramatic increase, with silver pomfret (ikan bawal tambak) being sold at RM60 per kilo in Penang and for even between RM100 and RM200 per kilo in Johor. Customers are looking for larger size pomfret but the supply of such fish is low. “It’s always like this near the New Year,” said Tan, who has been selling fish for 30 years. “The price of silver pomfret has risen by half since the beginning of the year to between RM100 and RM200 now,” he said.

Source: The Star January 13, 2017 23:57 UTC