Penduduk luar bandar seringkali menjadi mangsa setiap kali berlaku kenaikan harga, dan ini adalah bukti yang paling ketara. Mungkin tidak ramai yang mengetahui sebungkus mi maggie di luar bandar khususnya di Sarawak lebih mahal berbanding di dalam bandar.The price of local rice in some rural villages in Sarawak has shot up by as much as RM1.50 per kg - three times the hike as compared to urban areas.
Although Bernas increased the price of rice by only 50 cents per kg, rice is being sold at RM 1.50 per kg in rural areas like Marudi, about 200km from here. Rural folk, most of whom are low-income earners lodged complaints with Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) about the unreasonable increase. SAM's field officer for Sarawak, Jok Jau Evong, said these have to fork out between RM1 to RM1.50 more for one kg of local rice. Jok said some traders in remote towns and villages were even selling rice at RM3.50 per kg now, compared to the previous price of RM2 per kg.
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