Malaysia government ask us to eat less rice !!

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/27/nation/20080427192044&sec=nation

The Malaysia government has ask us to eat less rice to curb the increase in price?? i wonder which genious think of this approach...why can;t they just increase production instead?

might as well ask us to stop using fuel and use water instead to curb fuel price increase...