Tracking and tackling Malaysia’s national debt


Has government debt crossed the RM1 trillion threshold? This article examines the facts and definitions, and suggests actions to curb the national debt, which is now at dizzying high and unhealthy levels.

ANNOUNCEMENTS in recent days by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng that Malaysia’s national debt has reached RM1 trillion have stirred a lot of public interest.

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