State ministry chief gets egg on face after 'eat fewer eggs' comment


KUALA LUMPUR: A government official's comment telling people to eat fewer eggs if they cannot afford it due to recent price hikes has drawn a significant amount of flak on social media.

Norena Jaafar, the Melaka Domestic Trade And Consumer Affairs Ministry director, who was seen in a video interview telling the people to eat fewer eggs, enraged many on social media with some saying she did not understand the hardship faced by those in the lower-income group.

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