Malaya ration card

This is a ration card issued by the Food Control Department to control the supply of rice and other essential items in the 1950s. Rations were distributed through authorised shopkeepers. Food control was a significant part of the British strategy to combat the communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency, as strict rationing deprived insurgents of food and logistical supplies.

See related items

Malaya ration card

Malaya ration card for rice, flour, sugar and salt

Japanese Occupation rice purchasing card

Japanese Occupation ration permit