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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

Published Fri, Dec 27, 2013 · 10:00 PM

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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