Ringgit low: Time for us to go local


SHAH ALAM: As the ringgit value hits a nine-year low against the US dollar, it's time for Malaysians to reduce their dependence on imported products and foreign labour. 

UiTM's Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School senior lecturer and economist Dr Tan Peck Leong said Malaysians tended to rely more on foreign goods and services.

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