Paying tribute to Covid-19 economic frontliners


Royal presence: Seen at the book launch are (from right) the King, the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah; Tengku Zafrul; the Regent of Pahang Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah.

KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz paid tribute to economic frontliners at the launch of his first book, titled Weathering the Economic Storm: A Journey Through The Uncharted Waters of Covid-19.

Launched in conjunction with Merdeka and Malaysia Day, the minister dedicated his book to all of Malaysia’s finest sons and daughters, who gave their best to the nation in the war against Covid-19 so that the country could recover.

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