KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The import of live pigs from Sarawak to Selangor since July 2025 has been carried out with import licence approval and is subject to compliance with strict control procedures to help stabilise market supply and prices following disruptions to the pig farming industry caused by the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF).
Agriculture and Food Security Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin said the policy had been repeatedly communicated to the media and the Dewan Rakyat, and should therefore not be portrayed as a new measure introduced only this year.
“I deeply regret that allegations and accusations have been made without examining the facts, with some even attempting to link the issue to the Sultan of Selangor’s royal decree and turn it into a controversy based on inaccurate information,” he said in a statement today.
