PM says now’s not time for GE, moots GST instead

PETALING JAYA: Rising food prices and the cost of living are factors to consider in determining the right time to call for a general election, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic).

“We are now facing a period of increasing inflation with high prices. As such, do you think this is the right time (to hold an election)?” he said when speaking to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo.