Don: Management of Malaysia's economy is good


Noor Azlan: High cost of living is not cause by government policies and the GST.

BANGI: The establishment of new policies and proper management of the cost of living are vital to ensure economic sustainability, according to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia vice-chancellor Professor Tan Sri Noor Azlan Ghazali.

Noor Azlan, who is also head of the economics and management cluster at the National Council of Professors Malaysia, said that the three areas of focus were housing, transportation and food.

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