The National Farmers Organisation (Nafas) is ready to import rice if Padiberas Nasional Bhd is unable to secure more competitive pricing as local rice supply only fulfils 62% of the domestic demand, said National Action Council on Cost of Living Task Force (Food Cluster) chairman Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal.
While concerns over drug-laced vapes grow, a blanket ban could backfire by wiping out businesses, threatening jobs, pushing trade underground amid weak enforcement and open tank loopholes
