In an effort to combat rising inflation, our government has put in place several programmes to help relieve the burden of people, including price control measures. But these measures have caused shortage in supplies and also profit margin squeeze. How is the government balancing the livelihoods of the people as well as businesses? Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs tells us more. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Categories:  social issues,  politics,  law and legal matters,  trends and forecasts,  markets

Tags:  cost of living,  ministry of domestic trade and consumer affairs,  price controls,  supply shortage,  graduates,  livelihoods,  malaysian economy,