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OK using panic free wording for what is in your cupboard and freezer right now. As things develop, the chance of being on LOA/SHN is increasing just by statistics. Recently the supermarkets not been able to catch up with the increased demand as we been seeing many other countries undergoing movement restrictions. Redmart just gave up and stopped taking orders until 4th. Other than instant noodles. 90% pasta is gone from supermarket. Also many of the non instant packet noodles. There's a lot of rice. Other things are abundant. Come share some ideas on what u are storing? Japanese curry cubes are gone (especially the less spicy ones for kids). Most knorr stock cubes are gone. Funny brands tinned sardines and luncheon meat are coming in.

April 29, 2008 Thailand to sell its entire rice stockpile: PM BANGKOK - THAILAND'S premier said on Tuesday the country would sell all of its 2.1 million tonnes of stockpiled rice at a cut price to relieve shortages and try to curb soaring domestic prices of the staple grain. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said his cabinet on Tuesday approved the plan to gradually sell off the rice stockpile in five-kilogramme bags for 170 baht (S$6.80) each. A bag of Jasmine rice currently costs more than 200 baht. 'This is aimed at relieving the current rice situation,' Mr Samak said. 'Money from the sales will be spent on purchasing new rice to replace the stockpiles.' World rice prices have soared this year, a trend blamed on higher energy and fertiliser costs, greater global demand, droughts, the loss of rice farmland to biofuel plantations, and price speculation. Thailand is the world's top exporter of rice, and international demand for its staple grain has soared after other top exporters Vietnam and India imposed limits on shipping rice overseas to ensure domestic supply. The benchmark Thai variety, Pathumthani fragrant rice, was priced last Wednesday at 998 dollars per tonne for export, up from 512 dollars a tonne in January this year, the Thai Rice Exporters Association said in a price survey. Domestic prices have followed a similar trend. Thailand, which shipped an estimated 9.5 million tonnes of rice overseas last year, has been at pains to convince the world that it has no plans to curb supplies. -- AFP http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/...ory_232334.html so complacent... neber take opportunity to blame on oil, on gold, on global problem, on every mother son, and just up the price then throw in a few cts discount to the poorest of poor just to pacify their population. haiz.. how can so complacent... when got chance to make more. then can up his pay at same time.