PASIR MAS, Dec 2 — The rice supply shortage caused by floods affecting the padi farming industry will be mitigated through a price reduction on imported white rice, effective immediately.

BURIRAM (Thailand), Aug 27 — The Southeast Asian region is facing a significant teacher shortage that could hinder the development of a digitally literate generation, according to the Director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (Seameo) Secretariat, Datuk Habibah Abdul Rahim.

KUALA KUBU BHARU, Sept 9 — Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari acknowledged that there was a 10 to 15 per cent shortage of Ehsan rice, produced by the Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation, early last month, but the situation is now under control.

SEREMBAN, Feb 11 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security will overcome the problem of shortage of workers which is one of the factors causing the lack of supply of chicken eggs ahead of Ramadan and Aidilfitri, said its minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

WELLINGTON, Jan 27 — New Zealanders have been suffering from egg supply shortage for more than a month, which has even affected Kiwis' Christmas and New Year celebrations on their dinner table.

LABUAN, July 14 — The sugar stock in this duty-free island is experiencing a severe shortage due to the late shipment and lack of supply, to meet domestic demands.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — There is no shortage crisis involving medical officers at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) and Tunku Azizah Hospital (HTA) here, the Health Ministry said today.

ALOR GAJAH, June 18 — The shortage of sacrificial cattle for the Aidiladha celebration is expected to be resolved by early July, including the quarantine period for the entry of imported cattle, which has been shortened to only 14 days.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has taken several temporary solutions to overcome the medicine supply shortage at private clinics and hospitals as well as community pharmacies in the country.

MELAKA, May 20 — Several farms resorted to shutting down their operations for two days as they only have chickens of below standard sizes, Melaka Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) director Norena Jaafar said.

WASHINGTON, May 19 — US President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked emergency powers under the Defence Production Act to boost the production of baby formula and approved flights to bring in overseas infant formula to alleviate a nationwide shortage.

JERANTUT, Feb 8 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (Mafi) are working hand in hand on the best solution to overcome the shortage of eggs which is rumoured to stretch till Ramadan.

TAIPEI, Oct 1 — Malaysia's help is needed to resolve the global shortage of auto semiconductors, especially when it comes to packaging, a sector affected by the country's Covid-19 curbs, Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said.

HANOI, June 17 — Australia is looking to recruit Southeast Asian farmworkers as the pandemic and a new free-trade deal with the UK exacerbates labour shortages in the nation’s AUD66 billion (US$51 billion or RM210.9 billion)-a-year agriculture industry, reported VNA.