Stabilize grain supply

The Ministry of Railways' announcement of its plan to accelerate shipment of grain from the grain-rich northeast to the country's south is both reassuring and worrying.

Hopefully, the urgent transportation of quality rice from the northeast will help ease supply imbalances and stem price rises in the south.

But the deadly collision of two passenger trains on Monday, that killed at least 70 people and injured more than 400 others, raises concerns over the safety of accelerated transportation.