Govt to revamp supply system to stop cooking oil subsidy leakage

Stern action, including a revamp of the supply system, will be undertaken if the leakage and smuggling of subsidised cooking oil to neighbouring countries continues, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Annuar Musa.

The Jihad Against Inflation Special Task Force chairperson said the move was among the measures proposed after the task force’s investigation found sufficient evidence of subsidised cooking oil being smuggled abroad.

He said as a result of the leakage, some towns in the neighbouring country, located near the border, have been...