BERNAMA KUALA TERENGGANU: Subsidised local white rice (BPT) in 10kg bags, priced at RM26 each, is now available in Terengganu, with the first deliveries reaching two retail outlets today. State Padi and Rice Regulatory Department director Ahmad Suffian Zulkipeli said that Q Mart Merbau Patah and Q Mart Bukit Bayas received 50 and 30 bags […]
The Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994 (Act 522) does not have clear provisions for prosecuting people involved in the 50-year-old practice of mixing imported white rice and local white rice, said the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry. In a statement, the ministry said this situation led to findings from a recent study conducted […]
NEWSPAPER SECTION: Business WRITER: Phusadee Arunmas Thailand’s rice exports are expected to drop by 33% year-on-year in the first quarter, according to the Thai Rice Exporters Association. Charoen Laothammatas, president of the association, said Thai rice exports are projected to tally 7.5 million tonnes this year, dipping 24.2% from 9.94 million tonnes last year. The […]
By SHERIDAN MAHAVERA. SERDANG: Tests on samples from bags marked as imported white rice have found that between 45% and 50% of them have been mixed with local grains, says the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi). This practice confirmed previously-held suspicions that certain bags of imported white rice had actually been diluted with […]
SERDANG, Feb 26 — The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute has revealed that approximately 50 per cent of the 5,000 imported rice samples seized by the authorities were mixed with local white rice. Its Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Research Centre’s senior research officer Mohd Shahril Firdaus Ab Razak said the study was conducted using DNA […]
By ZAKIAH KOYA and KHOO GEK SAN. 400,000 households to benefit from 2.4 million 10kg bags for half a year PUTRAJAYA: For the next six months, the government will ensure that even the hardcore poor will be able to afford good-quality local white rice, says padi and rice regulatory director-general Datuk Badrul Hisham Mohd (pic). […]
By ZAKIAH KOYA and KHOO GEK SAN. PUTRAJAYA: There will be 2.4 million 10kg bags of subsidised local rice available in the market from March 1, targeted at poor and hard-core poor households. Agriculture and Food Security Ministry deputy secretary-general Datuk Badrul Hisham Mohd said this marks the start of the government’s RM150mil targeted subsidy […]
TBS Report Bangladesh is one of South Asia’s largest rice producers. However, the country still needs to import rice at certain times to balance supply and demand. In 2023, Bangladesh imported nearly two million tonnes of rice from countries including India, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Bangladesh has signed a contract to import 100,000 tonnes of […]
Bangladesh will import 100,000 tonnes of white rice from Việt Nam to meet the demand and stabilise the domestic food market. HÀ NỘI — Bangladesh will import 100,000 tonnes of white rice from Việt Nam under a cooperation agreement between the two governments. This export contract was signed under the Government-to-Government (G2G) framework and will […]
Lynelle Tham. Putrajaya will use the funds to produce 24 million 10kg sacks of local white rice, with the price ceiling to remain at RM2.60 a kg. KUALA LUMPUR: The government has approved a RM150 million allocation to ensure a sufficient supply of local white rice in the market, says agriculture and food security minister […]
