He sells S$6.90 nasi lemak — but earns just S$1.30 a plate
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Jonas Koh needs to sell at least 40 plates of nasi lemak a day before he can draw his own salary. At S$6.90 a plate, he keeps about S$1.30 after subtracting costs for ingredients, rent and utilities. But instead of cutting portions, Koh insists on serving a whole chicken leg that he claims is roughly six times the size of what other nasi lemak hawker stalls serve. #cnainsider #singapore #hawker For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Telegram: https://t.me/CNAInsiderSG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnainsider/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnainsider/ Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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