Kuala Lumpur: The government needs to find alternatives that can guarantee the stability of the country’s rice industry, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said today amid growing concern on the security of the staple grain.
Among its recommendations, the PAC said the government should avoid depending on sole concessionaire Padiberas Nasional Bhd and instead move towards an open market for rice.PAC vice-chairman Wong Shu Qi said that while the issue does not seem big, it affects the local paddy farmers and their survival.
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However, information released by the Auditor-General in its dashboard listed the machinery as having been repaired and is in use now.“The ministry needs to monitor Bernas’ social obligation fund trust account following terms that have been stipulated in the trust deed.
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