KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — The government has allocated nearly RM13 billion for the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) cash aid initiatives aimed at helping Malaysians cope with rising living costs.

PUTRAJAYA, March 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants more frequent monitoring and enforcement to be carried out to address the shortage of local white rice (BPT) in the market.

KEPALA BATAS, March 17 — There is a local rice cartel involving four to five companies which acted to control the buying and selling of the product, leading to a shortage of the staple food in the market and increase in prices.

PENDANG, Mar 3 — Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu has urged the Malaysian rice industry to brace for hotter weather conditions forecasted for next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The meeting of the National Action Council on Cost of Living (Naccol) on March 20 will discuss the proposal to exempt water and electricity bills from the sales and service tax (SST) hike, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The resignation of several Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT), senior officers, the flood victims' aid policy, and the government's efforts to protect the State Syariah Enactment Law will be discussed during today's Dewan Rakyat session.

KUALA SELANGOR, Feb 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has given the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) and the National Action Council on Cost of Living (Naccol) until March 20 to resolve the issue of padi and rice prices.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The Madani government is not ignoring or taking the decline of the ringgit lightly as it is making continuous efforts to address the issue while simultaneously assuring Malaysia’s investment figures are still intact, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 20 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDN) is ready to investigate if there is evidence of cartel activities in the country's rice industry, said its minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has refuted the allegations that the Malaysia Madani white rice proposal would support cartel activities which mix Local White Rice (SST) and Imported White Rice (SSI).

PAPAR, Feb 18 — A Special Meeting of the National Action Council on Cost of Living (NACCOL), to be chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, will be held this Friday (February 23) to discuss the cost of living issue, especially the rice supply in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The government has yet to decide on introducing a single grade of white rice known as the Malaysia Madani white rice.

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Feb 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that the issue of price control on rice will be one of the main agenda to be discussed by the National Action Council on Cost of Living (Naccol) next week.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The introduction of Malaysia Madani white rice has been described as a forward-thinking move and demonstrates the government’s commitment to addressing people’s concerns in a timely manner.

PUCHONG, Feb 14 — The government will introduce the Malaysia Madani white rice priced at RM30 for a 10 kg sack on February 19, which is expected to be available in the market starting from March 1.

IPOH, Jan 28 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the 'Khidmat Demi Rakyat’ cheapest sales programme will be continued and expanded nationwide to help reduce the people’s cost of living.

BENTONG, Sept 22 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has started selling imported rice at ‘Rahmah’ prices in every Rahmah Sales programme nationwide.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 21 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today said the integrated enforcement activities under an operation code-named Ops Jamin will continue for the time being to address and promptly restore the rice supply shortage.

PUTRAJAYA, July 4 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi does not deny the existence of “bad apples” at the National Registration Department (NRD) and the Immigration Department (JIM), which tarnishes their image.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The government is studying to implement a two-tier pricing mechanism to control the market price of cooking oil for domestic consumption.