ONCE again the alarm bells ring loudly. For the past one month, the price of rice in several areas has been increasing. Interestingly enough, rice supplies at the State Logistics Agency, Bulog, are far from safe.

From a minimum regulation of 1 million tons, until the end of the year at the most there is merely 500,000-700,000 tons. Of this amount 320,000 tons must be set aside for additional supplies for the poor during times of scarcity in the c