PM: Govt should not be totally blamed for falling ringgit


KANGAR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the Government should not be totally blamed for the drop in the value of the ringgit.

He said Malaysia recorded a 4.9% economic growth in the second quarter of this year which, although not the highest, was also not the worst in Asia.

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