Prices of cooking oil to stabilise once manpower issue sorted, says Salahuddin


Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub handing out Mandarin oranges to the public here after officiating an event in a mall here. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: The price and supply of cooking oil are expected to stablise once the manpower shortage issue has been resolved, says Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub.

The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister said that a lack of workers, which causes decreased production, was among the issues highlighted by industry players from the plantation sector.

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