Comment: Creative measures to alleviate Malaysians’ cost of living


The minister with Finance Minister Lim (in red batik) and other VIPs checking the unsold food donated by a major hypermarket to Foodbank Malaysia in Penang last year.

I joined politics with clear idealism to help Malaysians live a better life. Therefore, when I was entrusted to the position of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister last year, the very first question I asked myself was: In my new role, how do I best work together with ministry officials to formulate and implement policies that can better the lives of the people?

With that in mind, I sat with my officers to look for ideas and new programmes which can help alleviate the cost of living of the Malaysians.

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