Bung Moktar Named RISDA adviser to champion Sabah rubber smallholders
Published on: Sunday, May 18, 2025
Published on: Sun, May 18, 2025
By: Abbey Junior Text Size: Participants of the Sabah State Level Pekebun Kecil Makmur Programme posing with Zahid and Bung Moktar in Tenom. TENOM: Sabah rubber smallholders are expected to gain stronger national representation following the appointment of Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin as National Honorary Adviser for RISDA. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Bung was selected to ensure Sabah's smallholders have a voice in national policymaking and to help drive the rubber industry's transformation.
Advertisement Sabah, with the largest rubber plantation area in Malaysia at over 202,000 hectares, should be a national priority, Zahid said during the Pekebun Kecil Makmur event in Tenom on Sunday. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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