‘Focus more on closing wealth gap’


KUALA LUMPUR: The measure for poverty should evolve over time to enable a true figure of the poor in the country, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

He also said the private sector should be reasonable when fixing prices or the government will be forced to step in to lower the cost of living.

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