Rice farmers slam diesel price hike, 'unhelpful' subsidy programmes
A padi farmers' empowerment group questions the agriculture ministry's claim of having approved 30,000 applications for subsidy payouts.
Malay rice mills say facing extinction as complaints remain on 'cartels', monopolies
This is despite the community's traditional link to the padi plantation sector.
Farmers, fishermen in limbo as Putrajaya mum on new subsidy mechanism
There is also a fear that rising costs will be passed on to consumers if the mechanism does not perform according to expectations.
Agricultural expert scoffs at idea of replacing rice with tapioca
It's proof of the government's failure to tackle the rice supply crisis, says a former government adviser on agriculture.
Netizens roast PKR's Johari for telling Malaysians to ditch rice for tapioca
Ex: The Dewan Rakyat speaker reaps a barrage of criticism and jokes for his remarks, many telling him to lead by example and switch to tapioca.
