Groaning under a tsunami of price hikes
Lower and middle-income earners will have to bite the bullet especially hard, with household debt already high
Kuala Lumpur
2014 is set to be the year of living frugally for many Malaysians.
Few can remember when so many price increases were implemented in so short a time. The "tsunami of price hikes" is expected to place a significant strain on consumers and businesses, although the Malaysian government maintains that short-term pain is necessary for the longer-term good.
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