Budget 2024: RM2.6bil for subsidies, incentives to benefit rice farmers, fishermen


PETALING JAYA: Global food supply disruptions have a direct impact on the prices of basic necessities in the country, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Prime Minister said Malaysia had experienced this after 19 countries decided to restrict exports of white rice, leading to prices surging in the country.

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