Consumers to turn to expensive imported rice

PETALING JAYA: Padiberas Nasional Berhad (Bernas) should remove import surcharges on imported rice to temporarily offset its price increase, says Bumiputra Retailers Organisation president Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin.

He said that rice is imported to supplement the existing shortage of locally produced rice. “More consumers will have to buy imported rice, which generally costs RM6 more for every 10kg.”