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KUALA LUMPUR: The government is prepared to face any eventuality affecting the country’s economic position, including potential implications for petrol subsidies due to the ­conflict in the Middle East.

Senior political adviser to the Prime Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz (pic) said geo­political tensions in West Asia ­inevitably affect many countries, including Malaysia, and the ­government is continuously monitoring developments.

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