Tenom: More than 4,000 families here are facing difficulties due to the delay in payments from the Sabah Rubber Industry Board (SRIB).
Apart from getting payments only in one or two months' time, the rubber tappers also had to sell their rubber produce at a lower price, between RM7 and RM7.40, to the private rubber collecting agents, instead of the RM9 per kilo from the Government.
Umno Tenom vice chief, Esar Andamas, urged the Government to take serious note on the matter, particularly the price of rubber bought by the private agents from the rubber tappers.
He cautioned that if the issue was not resolved, it might affect the Barisan Nasional's (BN) chances in the next general election.
He also hoped the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission would look into the price structure of the private rubber collecting agents.
(Source: http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=77173)
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