KLANG: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) will intensify enforcement to curb the smuggling and misappropriation of subsidised cooking oil to neighbouring countries.
Its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi admitted that the crime was rampant in states bordering neighbouring countries including Kedah, Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak due to the high price of the commodity on the global market.
According to him, the packaged oil priced at RM2.50 per kg in Malaysia is sold at a much higher price in countries like Thailand ; Indonesia ; Philippines and Singapore . "However, the CPO price has risen between RM4,000 to RM5,000 per tonne, thus fuelling more smuggling incidents," he said. On the allegedly insufficient supply of packaged cooking oil in the home market, Nanta said the current allocation of 60,000 tonnes should meet domestic demand as data showed Malaysians only need 55,000 tonnes.
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