MyCC urged to act against rice cartels


PETALING JAYA: A group of rice millers want the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) to act against cartels in the rice industry just like it did recently with a cartel of companies found guilty of fixing chicken feed prices.

The Bumiputera Small Millers Association (PPBMM) and the Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) said in a joint statement that monopolies in the rice industry were making supply problems worse.

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