Ministry gives rent moratorium to campus food operators

Food stall operators on the campus of public institutions of higher learning (IPTA) will be given a rent moratorium for six months from July, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad, reports Bernama.

In a statement on Monday 4 July, she said the move is to enable the cost to be absorbed to lower the prices of food sold to students in view of the rising prices of goods affecting campus food prices. Noraini also announced a quality food menu at a ceiling price of MYR3.50 (US$0.80) for each order under the Keluarga Malaysia Student Food Basket initiative, in line with the announcement made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Ismail Sabri in a statement said the government would be introducing the Keluarga Malaysia Menu at cooperative restaurants and cafeterias as well as food outlets at IPTA, as an alternative for target groups to enable them to obtain meals at a reasonable cost involving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Full report on the Malay Mail site