Tuesday, 30 Jun 2020 12:25 PM MYTTaxi drivers wait for passengers at a taxi station in Shah Alam May 6, 2020. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
In the survey of 5,000 Malaysian workers conducted in May, just 35 per cent said they were still happy with their quality of life now, compared to 77 per cent in 2019. Respondents unable to work but not jobless during the period fared better, with 29 per cent saying quality of life was still acceptable versus 79 per cent before the nationwide shutdown starting in March.
While the government has introduced various measures such as the Prihatin and Penjana stimulus packages to mitigate the damage, the Malaysian economy is still projected to contract by 3.1 per cent this year compared to last year’s 4.3 per cent expansion.
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