Addressing the media: Salahuddin speaking during the press conference at Wisma Tani in Putrajaya. — Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: The monopoly to import rice by Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) has been terminated, the Cabinet decided.
Announcing this yesterday, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Salahuddin Ayub said a working paper on breaking up the monopoly would be drafted with feedback from both the ministry and other stakeholders before being submitted to the Government for further action.
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