Students must save more to cope with economic challenges, academics say

YOUTHS, especially fresh graduates, do not have much choice but to be frugal.

This, said Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI) Department of Mass Communication lecturer Tan Yang Sheng, is because prudence measures like saving money, taking up part-time jobs, and cooking instead of eating out may not be enough to cushion the impact of rising costs.