Malaysians a worried lot, says first-of-its-kind National Worry Index

KUALA LUMPUR: One in two Malaysians are unsure if the country's future is on the right track, according to study conducted by think-tank Emir Research.

The National Worry Index (NWI), believed to be the first of its kind in Malaysia, gauges how worried people are at a national level, showed Malaysia scoring a "maximum worry" index of 0.77 on a scale of 0 to 1.