Tackling high cost of living


Meeting his constituent: Liow saying some encouraging words to Syarifah Hanah at the Bentong Hospital as her two sons – Mohd Adam Danial, nine, and Mohd Haikal Danial, six – district officer Datuk Azhar Arshad and Pahang Wanita Umno chief Datuk Roslin Abdul Rahman look on.

BENTONG: The Government is committed to helping the people deal with the rapid rise in the cost of living, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

He admitted that the increase in average income was not catching up with the overall rise in the cost of goods.

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