‘700% cost increase’: Malaysia puts export permit rule changes for fruits and veggies on hold

08-Jan-2020 Last updated on 08-Jan-2020 at 01:29 GMT

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Malaysia’s initial plans to implement stricter regulations for all plant commodity export permit applications to Singapore have been put on hold after vehement protests from local fruit and vegetable firms. ©Getty Images

Malaysia’s initial plans to implement stricter regulations for all plant commodity export permit applications to Singapore have been put on hold after vehement protests from local fruit and vegetable firms.

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