While traders were scrambling to raise prices following the fuel price hike, Khalid Ahmad, a foodstall owner in Kuala Kedah, is maintaining the RM2 price for a plate of rice and dishes, including chicken, fish, meat and vegetables.

Cold drinks or coffee or tea are served with each plate, Utusan Malaysia reported.

Khalid, who has run his “Kedai Makan RM2” for the past 20 years, said patrons could also have laksa, mee soup, bihun soup and kuey teow soup at the same price.

He said his customers, includingsome from Kuala Lumpur, told him that they couldn’t believe the prices that he was offering.

Khalid said he would never raise his prices although the country was experiencing the effects of the rising fuel prices.

This article was first published in The Star on June 13, 2008.