The government is urged to reconsider the penalties imposed on any party or cartel that abuses the subsidies provided to the people by manipulating the rice supply.
Umno Youth chief Dr Muhammad Akmal Salleh says he has uncovered the unscrupulous activities of rice cartels that have been duping the public by converting Super Special Local (SST) rice into broken rice and selling it at inflated prices.
Vice-president of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress says country, with 2.37 mil registered migrant workers and currently the Asean chair, cannot afford to miss crucial discussions on migration