Throwing deadly plastic into our rice bowls


Datuk Seri Hasan Malek

PETALING JAYA: The sacred bowl of rice that used to save lives could now be harmful – and even deadly.

Plastic rice laced with poisonous resin has reportedly reached the shores of several Asian nations with the latest news circulating that it has entered Singapore.

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