Most M’sians don’t have enough for a rainy day


Bleak future: Only 6 of Malaysians have savings to last them six months.

THE majority of working Malaysians do not have any savings to help them weather the storm if they lose their jobs.

Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Othman Aziz said most Malaysians did not save up enough for a rainy day and would face a bleak future if they lost their jobs.

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