KLANG, April 29 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) has asked government departments and agencies related to border control to intensify enforcement and control at Malaysia's entry points to deal with the entry of cheap goats and cattle with questionable health status, ahead of the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration.

SERDANG, April 27 — Malaysia needs at least 6,000 veterinarians to meet industry demands, including improving animal husbandry methods, compared to the current 2,300 veterinarians.

KUALA SELANGOR, April 21 — Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu has called on all quarters to refrain from storing rice in large quantities to avoid wasting this essential food source.

PUTRAJAYA, April 16 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) has assured sufficient basic food supplies throughout Syawal, in line with the domestic production capacity of Malaysia's main food commodities by farmers, livestock breeders, and fishermen.

PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — The country's physical stock of rice to date is 1,096,964 tonnes, including 290,000 tonnes of rice buffer stock, which is a stable quantity, able to cover the people’s needs for 5.48 months, said the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS).

NILAI, April 2 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has listed 22 items under the Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme (SHMMP) for Hari Raya Aidilfitri, which will be implemented from April 5 to April 19.

PADANG BESAR, April 1 — The government has decided that its institutions like the military, police, schools, hostels, and hospitals will use imported white rice from today onwards so the people can obtain local rice.

PUTRAJAYA, March 27 — Malaysia has requested for an additional 500,000 tonnes of white rice from India, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

PUTRAJAYA, March 19 — The government, via the National Action Council on Cost of Living (NACCOL), has agreed to reduce the retail price of imported white rice by RM2 to RM3 effective tomorrow.

KOTA KINABALU, March 9 — Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said the export of halal processed food products has now successfully penetrated over 150 countries worldwide, which includes 1.8 billion Muslims.

PUTRAJAYA, March 9 — The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has smashed activities of misappropriating fishermen's subsidised diesel at a premise in Sungai Besar during a raid on March 5.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) does not provide any specific subsidy to traders participating in the Agro Madani Sales programme to offer goods at discounted prices, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) has been asked to lead and coordinate more thorough engagement sessions on the padi and rice issue as soon as possible.

KUALA SELANGOR, Feb 23 — A total of 3,000 Madani Combo baskets priced at RM10 each awaits visitors at the Central Zone Madani Rakyat programme held at the Kuala Selangor Sports Complex from today until Sunday (February 25).

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.

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, Jan 20 — The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) is targeting a million cashless transactions at all its marketing outlets nationwide this year.

KUANTAN, Jan 20 — A total of 2,095 farmers in the agro-food sector nationwide have been affected by the northeast monsoon floods to date, involving an estimated 4,701 hectares.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 18 — The paddy cultivation method practised in Sekinchan, near here, will be expanded to other rice fields in Selangor, in line with the 'Gelombang Padi' initiative announced by the federal government two days ago.

KOTA BHARU, Jan 9 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) has allocated RM50 million from the Agricultural Disaster Fund to compensate up to 50 per cent of the losses incurred by farmers, breeders, and fishermen affected by the floods.