Cut the talk, act to address rising prices, food security

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It has started. A small group of people protested against the rising prices of food items this week in front of Sunway Pyramid in Selangor.In the video clip that I saw, they were holding banners which read “Turunkan Harga Barang”(bring down the prices of goods) and “Turun! Turun! Turun harga barang”(Reduce! Reduce! Reduce the price of goods).Placards declared, “Even the price of bread has gone up” and asked, “What is the minister doing?” A few protesters carried placards that urged passing motorists to sound the horn if they agreed – and many obliged. I expect more people to take to the streets in the months to come if the government fails to address the suffering of the poor, especially the urban poor. People have been hurting since the Covid-19 pandemic began and lockdowns were introduced. Now, rising prices are making it a double whammy.And I expect the prices of food, consu…