ALOR SETAR: In five months, the country may face a severe shortage of local white rice due to unpredictable weather and the bloated price of padi seeds.
ALOR SETAR: Villagers along Sungai Padang Terap, Sungai Janing and Sungai Sari have been warned about the water in the rivers as they have risen over the yellow warning level.
ALOR SETAR: Padi farmers in Kedah and Perlis have started the pilot project of harvesting five times every two years to boost local rice production and increase their income.