That's a quote from Malaysia's commodities minister, so I don't know if you can trust it. The article also says
The Asian nation is the world's second-largest producer of the widely used commodity, whose production is blamed by environmentalists for fuelling the destruction of the great ape's habitats in both Malaysia and Indonesia.
I was a bit surprised rent wasn't higher, but I wonder how many of the respondents haven't moved and have rent control, so they aren't affected by rent hikes.