Singapore's national dish affected by Malaysia's chicken export ban

Singapore is bracing for a shortage of its de facto national dish, chicken rice, as major supplier Malaysia halts all chicken exports from today.

Restaurants and street stalls in the city-state are faced with hiking prices of the staple food or shutting down altogether as their supplies dwindle from neighbouring Malaysia, where production has been disrupted by a global feed shortage.

Malaysia's export ban is the latest sign of...