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THE authorities need to find alternative sources to ensure Malaysia has sufficient rice supplies, says Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng.

Wee said Malaysia could look towards other countries such as Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan which also exports rice.

“This is because other countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines too are looking at other supplies after India halted its white rice exports which has affected the South-East Asian region,” he said when debating the 12th Malaysia Plan mid-term review . “Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently announced that the country’s inflation rate reduced by 2% in early September compared to the same period last year.He called on the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry to control the price of food items to prevent a further spike in prices.

He also expressed concern on the latest statistics on urban poverty in Malaysia, which was at 4.6% in 2022 and 3.9% in 2019 according to the Statistics Department.

 

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