BUTTERWORTH: About 120,000ha of padi fields – twice the size of Singapore – in Perlis, Kedah and Penang are about to be set ablaze.
No, there’s no glut or disease causing the destruction. The fields are now turning golden yellow and harvesting has begun. The burning, after harvesting, will be a regulated activity.
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