Dr M urges civil service to be patient in facing rising cost of living


SERI KEMBANGAN: The Prime Minister has urged the civil service to be patient in facing the rising cost of living as the government works to resolve the country’s RM1 trillion debt.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government’s focus was on reducing expenditure to be able to pay back the debt incurred by the previous administration.

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