KEPALA BATAS: The rat infestation in Penang’s padi fields has been declared a natural disaster and affected farmers will get aid from the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry’s disaster relief fund.
Its deputy minister Sim Tze Tzin said the farmer’s losses were being assessed to determine the aid amount.
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