Rural ministry's subsidiaries in the red to be closed, says Zahid


PUTRAJAYA: Subsidiaries under the Rural and Regional Development Ministry which are not generating profits will be closed or revamped as the ministry does not want to continue shouldering the burden, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

The Deputy Prime Minister who is also the Rural and Regional Development Minister said he had ordered all chairmen of agencies under the ministry to monitor the performance of their respective entities.

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