‘How are we supposed to pay more with the same salaries?’


PETALING JAYA: Families and food sellers are preparing to make significant changes once the subsidy and ceiling price for chicken are removed tomorrow.

Bank manager Siti R. Abdul, 49, from Kuala Lumpur said as a single mother of two, it is already an uphill battle managing all the family’s expenses.

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