Perlis Agriculture, Agro-based Industries and Cooperative Development Committee chairperson Sabry Ahmad has announced that 3,000 cows have been imported from Thailand through Padang Besar for the upcoming Hari Raya Aidiladha.   

He said 1,200 cows would be reserved for Perlis and the rest supplied to Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor and Johor.   

Speaking to reporters after attending a briefing by Department of Malaysian Quarantine Inspection Services director Khairi Arif in Padang Besar, he said the cows were already at the centre and would be distributed after the required 10-day quarantine.    

- Bernama