Costlier CNY reunion dinners ahead for many

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Chinese banquet restaurants are seeing higher operational costs this year leading to price hikes, and fewer bookings.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/posts/preview/?p=RVZvVmo1bWhtZGRGam0rK0ZSaTZGWEpMM3FWQklnazFaWXh1OFNvNFZGST0=  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #ChineseRestaurants #CNY #ReunionDinners

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00:00Reunion dinners on the eve of Chinese New Year are said to be a costly affair for families

00:07eating out, with several Chinese banquet restaurants raising the prices of their packages this

00:12year.

00:13Vincent Yap, the operations manager of Hee Lai Ton restaurant's SS13 branch, said the

00:18establishment's packages have increased by about RM100 compared to last year due to the

00:23rise in ingredients and operational costs.

00:26Wong Tew Hoon, president of the Pan Malaysia Kusu Restaurants and Chefs Association, said

00:31its member outlets raised their reunion meal package prices by about 3% on average this

00:37year, but said these prices would be fixed throughout the festive season.

00:40Meanwhile, Maple Palace restaurant in Penang sought to buck the recent trend of fewer bookings

00:46by offering slightly cheaper meal packages.

00:49Its manager, Alex Teo, said they have reduced their package prices by about 13% in the hope

00:54of attracting more customers.

00:57According to the Penang Hindu Association, the prices of essential goods have surged

01:00by up to 400% ahead of Chinese New Year and Thai Pusat.

01:05The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry said it would conduct daily inspections to

01:09monitor prices and ensure they remain under control.

01:13Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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