Just too much to swallow


A customer checking the price of the mineral water at the shop in Penang Hospital.

BOTTLED water allegedly sold at double the normal retail price at a shop on Penang Hospital premises has left several consumers fuming.

Penang Hindu Association president P. Murugiah claimed that a particular brand of 500ml drinking water that is sold for 60sen elsewhere is priced at RM1.20 at the shop while a 1500ml bottle that is available at RM1.20 at supermarket, is being sold there for RM2.50.

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