RM1 for warm water: Restaurant owner faces fine for not displaying price 물한잔에 1링깃을 받다가 벌금을 물다..

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RM1 for warm water: Restaurant owner faces fine for not displaying price  물한잔에 1링깃을 받다가 벌금을  물다..

GEORGE TOWN: A restaurant owner in Tanjung Tokong here, who charged RM1 for a glass of warm water, now faces a fine of up to RM15,000 for not displaying the price of the drink.

The state Domestic Trade and Consumers Affairs Ministry sent two officers undercover on Monday to check following a complaint from a customer.

"True enough, they were charged RM1 each for a glass of warm water. The price was not stated in the menu," the division's enforcement chief M. Gunaselan said Tuesday.

He said the customer complained he was charged RM1 for warm water even though he had ordered other food.

Gunaselan said the restaurateur, who is in his 30s, could be penalised under the Price Control Act 1946.

"The individual can be fined up to RM15,000 or face a maximum of two years' jail, or both, while the company can be fined up to RM25,000," he said.

Gunaselan urged traders, especially restaurateurs and food stall owners, to display the prices of food and drinks clearly.

"Although food and drinks are not listed as controlled items, traders should charge reasonable prices," he said.

따뜻한 물 한잔에 1링깃을 받던 식당 주인이 15,000링깃의 벌금을 물게 되었습니다...가격을 알리지 않았다는 이유이지만 이는  손님이 페낭주의 소비자 보호원에 고발하여 생긴일이라고 합니다...(고발정신!! 선진국으로 가는 지름길이 아닌가 합니다만 아닌가요??)  음식의 가격이나 음료의 가격을 고지하지 않고 받았을 경우는 15,000링깃 벌금이나 2년간 감옥에 간다고 합니다...