KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Joblessness and an economic recession are the top concerns for Malaysians coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the results of a regional survey on South-east Asian members.
Such bread-and-butter issues were similarly cited by 70.2 per cent of Indonesians and 69.4 per cent of Cambodians in the report.This was followed by concerns related to domestic political instability ; widening socio-economic gaps and rising income disparity ; the decoupling of the United States and China ; increased military tensions arising from potential flashpoints ; deteriorating human rights ; and terrorism .
Respondents were academics, researchers, regional or international organisations’ personnel, government officials, and representatives from civil societies, non-government organisations, media and business or finance sectors., the report found that a majority of Malaysians identified Covid-19 as the most immediate threat to the region.
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