Fear of rice riots as surge in demand hits nations across the Far East
Leo Lewis, Asia Business Correspondent , The Times, 08 Apr 2008Any farmer in the Philippines caught hoarding rice risks spending the rest of his life in jail for the crime of “economic sabotage”.
Meanwhile, on the streets of Jakarta, Indonesia, thousands of makers of traditional tempeh soyabean cakes strike in protest as their livelihoods are destroyed and their countrymen starve. ... Read full article

