FEW realised that palm-based cooking oil, or its export name RBD palm olein, is heavily subsidised by the Government, except when there is a festive season approaching for fear of shortages in the subsidised cooking oil due to hoarding.
The subsidy introduced since 1995 saw cooking oil in the domestic market sold at a relatively low price, resulting in most consumers taking the present price for granted.
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