Although the federal government’s decision to provide a subsidy of RM950 per metric tonne for imported white rice to East Malaysia is lauded, consumer associations in Sabah said consistent monitoring and enforcement are needed to ensure effectiveness.
The prosecution in the trial of six policemen and a civilian who are charged with killing an e-hailing driver will adduce to show that the murder took place on January 13, 2023, where the deceased was lured out of a hotel in Tawau and ordered to drive with others in a car to an oil palm plantation where he was killed.