UNABLE TO HANDLE THE SUGAR WOES THE MINISTRY DOES THE OBVIOUS - IMPORT!

August 31, 2006 on 7:17 pm | In General |

(Original posted on 29 August 2006  10:26pm)

This is just what you expect from those who do not know their jobs and go for the ‘quick fix’ method!

So the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry is looking at buying sugar from Brazil, the world’s top sugar producer, to alleviate the sugar shortage the country is currently facing.

Its minister, Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal now states that a ministry delegation headed by Secretary-General Datuk Seri Talaat Husain had visited Brazil last week for the purpose.

He has the audacity to say:

“We are looking at all options available to ensure sugar shortages are no longer become an issue,”

He said a team had gone to New Zealand earlier for the same purpose and that similar trips would also be made to Australia, China and Fiji.

The sugar to be imported would be the type required by small and medium industries and the ministry would act as the agent for sourcing it, he added.

So some ministry officials are really having a great time making international trips - on the account of rate payers and the sugar shortage!

It can only happen in Malaysia!