(MENAFNEditorial)
JAKARTA February 26 2015--The Ministry of Trade in cooperation with the Police and Military is endeavoring to crack down on the rice mafia in a bid to control the fluctuating prices of rice stated Trade Minister Rachmat Gobel.
"We are cooperating with the National Police chief and the Military chief to combat the rice mafia" Gobel remarked at Jakartas State Logistics Agency (Bulog) building on Wednesday.
Gobel noted that he will take legal action and revoke the licenses of rice dealers found selling their stocks at inflated prices or involved in illegal stockpiling of rice allocated by the government for the poor.
"If they are found hoarding the governments rice or raising the prices of rice we will take the strongest possible action against them" the trade minister remarked.
Gobel revealed that in addition to curbing the rice mafia the trade ministry will also conduct rice market operations in cooperation with Bulog. Read more...
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