Laws to combat rice cartels to be tabled next Parliament meeting, says Mat Sabu


KUALA LUMPUR: Amendments to the Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994, which aim to strengthen monitoring and tackle price manipulation as well as combat rice cartels are expected to be tabled at the next Dewan Rakyat meeting.

Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said the amendments were, among others, to create new regulations to enforce rice-grading specifications, in addition to setting control prices for selected rice grades.

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