Malaysian opposition unhappy with Speaker's suggestion that people eat cassava

(Sungai Petani Comprehensive News) Malaysian Parliament Speaker Johari suggested that the public should use cassava instead of white rice as the staple food, which caused dissatisfaction among the opposition parties and challenged him to eat cassava as the staple food for the next month. Johari is also a former MP for Sungai Petani, Kedah. He told reporters on Saturday (April 6) after attending the low-cost sale of daily necessities organized by the federal government in Sungai Petani that when he discussed the matter with several Sarawak MPs, they revealed that farmers in many areas of Sarawak grow and eat cassava because cassava has lower sugar content than white rice, but higher nutritional value. He said that before the government solves the problem of white rice shortage, the public can consider using cassava instead of white rice as the staple food. Makat Deputy Chairman Hu Dongqiang challenged Zahari to eat cassava for a ...