Paloh incumbent hits back at challenger over commodities trade ignorance

JOHOR POLLS | Incumbent Paloh assemblyperson Sheikh Omar Ali has fired back at a challenger from BN who claimed that the fall of the Pakatan Harapan administration had led to higher palm oil prices.

In a statement today, Sheikh Omar said soaring palm oil prices was caused by Indonesia's decision to cut palm oil exports to focus on domestic consumption, particularly for bio-diesel.

"Apart from the Indonesia factor...