Cooking oil mix-up of hot profits and holy fry-ups


We must do more to make sure subsidised cooking oil feeds B40 families and not fuels fraud. — Reuters

EVERY Malaysian recognises the RM2.50 polybag of cooking oil (palm olein) – a kitchen essential subsidised under the Cooking Oil Stabilisation Scheme (Coss) to support B40 households.

But behind this golden staple lies a simmering problem of misuse, leakages and profiteering that risks undermining the subsidy’s purpose.

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