Bernas keen to work with Govt if it wants to review import system


KUALA LUMPUR: Padiberas Nasio­nal Bhd (Bernas) wants some form of rice import monopoly to be retained, says its chief executive officer Ismail Mohamed Yusoff.

“The system works and it should be maintained. But if the Government wants to review it, we are keen to work with them,” he said after meeting the Council of Eminent Persons at Ilham Tower yesterday.

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