Managing the p-rice issue

AN individual from Perlis with roots in a rice-farming community describes Malaysia’s rice price problem and the attendant issues that led farmers to protest in Putrajaya late last month as “complacency.”.

“There’s no money to be made, it’s a lot of work, and why bother when life is still easy for most people,” she notes. Despite the farmers’ grievances spanning years, government agencies have dragged their feet, according to the vocal critic.