{
  "id": 18678532,
  "title": "No directive to stock up on food supplies for 72-hour period - Mohamad Sabu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/no-directive-to-stock-up-on-food-supplies-for-72-hour-period-mohamad",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-07T08:47:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1572843/no-directive-stock-food-supplies-72-hour-period-mohamad-sabu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu has clarified that the Malaysian government has not issued any directive for the public to stockpile food supplies for a 72-hour period. Fomca had earlier recommended consumers to do so as a precautionary measure against potential supply disruptions. Sabu urged consumers to continue shopping according to their daily needs and not panic buy. The national rice stock is sufficient for six months and frozen fish for eight months, so excessive purchases are unnecessary. The government is monitoring the situation closely, including through collaboration with universities and researchers. The Fisheries Development Authority has been asked to stock up on popular fish. The government aims to implement 5,000 Agro Madani Sales programmes nationwide to ease the cost of living burden, especially in rural and small town areas.",
  "summary": "MELAKA: The government has not issued any directive for the public to stock up on food supplies for a 72-hour period as recommended by the Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (Fomca).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}