“Malaysians are so ‘generous’ in wasting food,” said Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association vice-president C. Krishnan. But seeing them not finishing their meals is disheartening,” he said, adding that restaurant owners were conflicted over this. It takes about 20 minutes to cook rice, so they don’t prepare too much rice to avoid wastage,” said Wong. The price of imported white rice went up by 36% to RM3,200 per metric tonne as announced by Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) on Sept 1. On July 20, India stopped its non-basmati white rice exports to stabilise prices and ensure availability within the country.

Source: The Star September 10, 2023 22:13 UTC