US plywood imports up 38% in July

KUCHING: The United States has raised its imports of hardwood plywood by 38 per cent in July 2023 from the previous month, registering an increase for the fifth consecutive month. July 2023’s plywood imports of 354,292 cubic metres (cu m) was 31 per cent higher than July 2022,making it the first time this year imports […]

Strengthen domestic market, resources to tackle spike in prices of goods: Analysts

KUALA LUMPUR: The government needs to take bold steps to reduce dependence on imported goods by empowering domestic production and marketing as a sustainable measure to address the spike in price of goods. The head of the Laboratory of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies at the Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security (ITAFoS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Prof […]

Close watch on imported meat

By Siti Nurain Ratani KUCHING: Sarawak Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) is closely monitoring all premises with halal certification for imported goods including imported meat. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and Kuching North City Commission) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said this was to ensure that everyone, especially Muslims in Sarawak, received […]