Kurangkan kebergantungan kepada makanan import
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KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan perlu mengambil inisiatif lebih proaktif dalam aspek keselamatan makanan, khususnya beras supaya negara tidak terlalu bergantung kepada makanan import yang disifatkan terlalu mahal.
Setiausaha Agung FOMCA, Saravanan Thambirajah berkata, tidak dinafikan negara kini bergantung kepada makanan import di mana dilaporkan sudah mencapai nilai RM60 bilion.
Katanya, sekiranya negara memberi tumpuan lebih kepada aspek keselamatan makanan negara, secara tidak langsung kos import boleh dikurangkan dan dalam masa yang sama penghasilan produk tempatan boleh menampung permintaan pasaran tempatan.
“Buat masa ini kita hanya mampu menampung sebanyak 75 peratus saja keselamatan makanan, berbanding sepatutnya 100 peratus.
“FOMCA juga menerima banyak maklumat daripada pengguna di mana beras import semakin mahal menyebabkan permintaan terhadap beras tempatan meningkat.
Guna Stokpail Beras Negara jika bekalan masih tidak pulih
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PUTRAJAYA: Kerajaan bakal mengambil langkah untuk menggunakan Stokpail Beras Negara bersama Stok Beras Semasa sekiranya situasi bekalan beras negara tidak dapat pulih dalam jangka masa terdekat selepas pelbagai pendekatan dilakukan sebaiknya.
Perkara itu dipersetujui menerusi Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Pemantauan Pelaksanaan Majlis Tindakan Sara Hidup (NACCOL) yang dipengerusikan Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, di sini hari ini.
Ahmad Zahid berkata, keberadaan beras tempatan di pasaran akan dipastikan Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Dan Kos Sara Hidup (KPDN) dan Kementerian Pertanian Dan Keterjaminan Makanan (KPKM) dengan mempergiatkan operasi penguatkuasaan menerusi Op Beras, OP Jamin dan OP Beras Putih Tempatan (OBPT) yang dimulakan sejak 7 Julai lalu.
“Dalam Jualan Rahmah yang sedang giat dijalankan, kerajaan memutuskan menggunakan Beras Putih Import (BPI) dijual dengan harga borong (RM3,200 per tan metrik).
“Pelbagai inisiatif dan program bagi memastikan ketersediaan dan keberadaan beras tempatan antaranya Program Khas Beras Putih Tempatan dan dengan pelaksanaan ini terdapat unjuran tambahan Beras Putih Tempatan (BPT) sebulan sebanyak 23,000 tan metrik,” katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini.
Read more: Guna Stokpail Beras Negara jika bekalan masih tidak pulih
KPDN, pempengaruh kerjasama promosi barangan buatan Malaysia
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ALOR SETAR - Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup (KPDN) akan bekerjasama dengan pempengaruh media sosial untuk mempromosikan dan menggalakkan pembelian barangan buatan Malaysia.
Pengarah Kanan Perniagaan Sektor Perdagangan dan Pengedaran KPDN, Datuk Rohaizi Bahari berkata, pihaknya berharap golongan terbabit dapat membantu mengetengahkan dan meningkatkan penerimaan rakyat terhadap barangan Malaysia.
Menurut beliau, KPDN berusaha untuk memartabatkan barangan Malaysia termasuklah inisiatif pemerkasaan produk tempatan industri peruncitan dan platform dalam talian serta inisiatif media animasi digital, selain prlaksanaan Jelajah Mini Karnival Barangan Malaysia.
"Kita akan gunakan sepenuhnya medium yang ada, sama ada medium elektronik dan juga ini media baharu.
"Kita juga akan bekerjasama juga dengan pempengaruh-pempengaruh untuk sama-sama mempromosikan Karnival Barangan Malaysia," katanya ketika ditemui pemberita selepas Majlis Perasmian Jelajah Mini Karnival Barangan Malaysia 2023 Zon Utara di Aman Central di sini pada Khamis.
Hadir sama, Pengarah KPDN Kedah, Affendi Rajini Kanth.
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Eating out a hidden cost
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PETALING JAYA: With the cost of living rising faster than Malaysians’ income, eating out and getting takeaway food is not always pocket-friendly.
However, economists say it has become the hidden cost of working, as eating out or ordering takeout is the most viable option for many working Malaysians, especially in urban areas.
This is due to challenges such as lacking time and energy to cook after a gruelling day of work and hours spent travelling to and from the workplace.
To help people reduce their reliance on eating out, experts say the government could give employers better incentives to embrace flexible work arrangements (FWAs) to enable workers to prepare meals at home, improve public transport so that they spend less time commuting, and roll out more initiatives to help them raise their incomes.
Economist Prof Dr Geoffrey Williams of the Malaysia University of Science Technology (MUST) said eating out has become less of a luxury or recreational activity and more of a cost of working due to the high demands of a work life.
Cake cries foul over mystery of missing rice
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ALOR STAR: 'Panic buying' is not the cause of local white rice supply depletion.
In refuting the claim by Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, the Consumers Association of Kedah (Cake) said that the consumer body has not observed any indications of panic buying for local rice by the population.
Cake president Yusrizal Yusoff said previously, the local white rice supply was in good condition when there were no increases in the price of imported white rice.
"However, when the increase in the price of imported rice was announced, local white rice suddenly disappeared from the market, leaving only imported rice.
"We have inquired with retailers who experienced shortages and even Mydin's management said there are shortages, this begs the question of where the product has gone," he told reporters after conducting price and supply checks of grocery items at Pasar Besar Alor Star here today.
Yusrizal stressed that it is illogical that local white rice supplies have dried out as the country only imports 30 per cent of rice to satisfy demand.
Local white rice supply expected to stabilise within a month
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KEPALA BATAS: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) expects the shortage of local white rice supply in the market to stabilise within a month following various intervention measures and continuous monitoring from the government.
Its Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said that the ministry's engagement session with the country’s rice industry players involving manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers agreed to give a commitment to realise the implementation of the Local White Rice Special Programme (PKBPT) nationwide.
"Through PKBPT, manufacturers will increase production by 20 per cent of local white rice supply for the domestic market for a period of one year.
"We will also intervene whenever there is a shortage in supply through the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) and the Farmers' Organisations Authority (LPP)," he said in a press conference here Wednesday (Sept 20).
He said this intervention method was done during the shortage of chicken and egg supplies, which has now been resolved.
Read more: Local white rice supply expected to stabilise within a month
Jualan Agro Madani mudahkan rakyat beli beras
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JOHOR BAHRU: Pelbagai usaha dilaksanakan termasuk mengadakan Jualan Agro Madani memberi kelegaan kepada rakyat, khususnya golongan berpendapatan rendah mendapatkan barangan keperluan asas, termasuk beras tempatan yang agak sukar diperoleh pada masa ini.
Seorang pesara, Azhar Abdul Wahab, 74, mengakui harga ditetapkan sebanyak RM27 bagi sekampit beras 10 kilogram (kg) dan seekor ayam dapat membantu meringankan beban dalam menyediakan keperluan harian bagi keluarganya.
Bulan lalu dia terpaksa membeli beras import yang dijual pada harga lebih mahal, iaitu RM39 sekampit apabila sukar mendapatkan bekalan beras tempatan.
“Saya sudah cari di beberapa lokasi termasuk kedai runcit dan pasar raya di sekitar Tampoi untuk mencari beras tempatan, tetapi tidak jumpa. Alhamdulillah, rezeki hari ini apabila dapat beli beras dengan harga RM27, malah turut dapat seekor ayam,” katanya ditemui pada Jualan Agro Madani di Pasar Tani Kekal Jalan Datin Halimah, di sini hari ini.
Penang to introduce new category of affordable housing prices at RM100,000
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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government is planning to introduce a new category of affordable housing for households earning a combined income of RM5,000.
The house, priced at RM100,000 each, is meant for young graduates who have just started working.
State Housing and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Seri S. Sundarajoo said the proposal would be brought to the state executive council and state planning committee (SPC) for approval.
"We expect to obtain the necessary approvals by November before introducing it to the target group
"We see a need to introduce this new category of affordable housing as there is none now for households earning a combined income of RM5,000. What we have is for households earning a combined income of RM3,000 and RM8,000.
"So, we need to address this gap to ensure our people are able to buy houses according to their income," he said today.
Sundarajoo said the new category of affordable housing would have a 750sq ft built-up.
Read more: Penang to introduce new category of affordable housing prices at RM100,000
Madani Medical Scheme now encompasses entire country
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Madani Medical Scheme was expanded to the entire country on Friday, Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa told the Dewan Rakyat.
She said the scheme, which was to address the issue of overcrowding at government facilities, was expanded following the good response it has received since its introduction.
"Now more than 1,300 private clinics have registered and cooperated in this programme as a panel to provide health services.
"The Health Ministry also welcomes more private medical clinics across the country to register as panel clinics of the Civil Medical Scheme.
"I also hope that the members of parliament can help promote this scheme in their respective constituencies to ensure that more people benefit from these health facilities," she said.
Read more: Madani Medical Scheme now encompasses entire country
Jualan Rahmah Beras tawar beras import RM14 sekampit
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KUALA LUMPUR - Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup (KPDN) akan melaksanakan Jualan Rahmah Beras di setiap kawasan Parlimen seluruh negara.
Timbalan Menterinya, Fuziah Salleh berkata, menerusi jualan itu pihaknya akan memberikan harga istimewa kepada pengguna dengan menawarkan beras import lima kilogram (kg) dengan harga RM14 sekampit.
"Harga beras import sekampit dengan berat lima kg dalam Jualan Rahmah Bergerak adalah sekitar RM13 hingga RM14, KPDN akan cuba sedaya upaya menawarkan harga sama dalam Jualan Rahmah Beras.
“Jadi kita akan cuba untuk jual dengan harga seperti itu juga. Kalau RM13 sama macam tempatan, tetapi kita jual beras import untuk Jualan Beras Rahmah itu," katanya.
Beliau berkata demikian selepas merasmikan seminar Today’s Malaysia E-Commerce and Consumer Protection Regulatory Framework: The Way Forward di sini pada Selasa.
Turut hadir, Pengarah Kanan Sektor Perdagangan Pengedaran dan Perniagaan KPDN, Datuk Rohaizi Bahari.
Read more: Jualan Rahmah Beras tawar beras import RM14 sekampit
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