There is sufficient evidence to expose individuals who are taking advantage of the rice shortage in the country, according to Dr. Akmal Saleh. He stated that he will gradually release all the evidence to reveal a group of players who have formed a rice “cartel” and artificially increased the price. Dr. Akmal explained that this “cartel” uses certain loopholes to manipulate the prices of subsidised Special Local Rice, which has a ceiling price of RM2.60 per kg. He further revealed that based on preliminary information, the subsidised rice is sold as broken rice at a price of RM3.40 per kg, and he plans to uncover more wrongdoings in due course. He also mentioned that there are a few players involved in this unethical practice, and he intends to present all the evidence to the relevant authorities to take action against them. Dr. Akmal clarified that he cannot disclose the evidence to the media as his priority is to ensure the guilty parties are held accountable for profiting from the rice shortage.
In addition to his remarks, Dr. Akmal also shared photos comparing actual broken rice with local rice sold as broken rice at a higher rate. He firmly stated that he possesses ample information to implicate these dishonest industry players. The news article concludes with the word “END.”
Adding to the narrative, there is an embedded Facebook post below the article that contains an iframe. The iframe allows for various functions, including autoplay, clipboard-write, encrypted-media, picture-in-picture, and web-share. The iframe displays a Facebook post from Dr. Akmal Saleh’s account. The post features a link and accompanying text. However, the exact content of the post cannot be determined without accessing the provided link.
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