Malaysians struggling with rising costs, ministers make funny suggestions

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The Malaysian ministers’ guide to coping with rising costs

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Rising cost of living was a topic painfully at the forefront for most Malaysians throughout 2015, with many left — as minister Khairy Jamaluddin put it — at their breaking point.

Over the year, Malaysians were hammered by the Goods and Services Tax (GST), continued subsidy withdrawals, price increases and a ringgit whose value fell at breakneck speeds unseen since the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997.

Malaysians struggling to mitigate skyrocketing costs were fortunate, however, to have government leaders who were ever ready to volunteer nuggets of their wisdom.

Here are some that Malay Mail Online were able to compile.

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The Malaysian ministers’ guide to coping with rising costs
January 3, 2016 – MMO

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