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Study shows financial stress up 35pc in Malaysia since Covid-19 hit

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — The financial stress faced by Malaysians since the pandemic began in the country last year has gone up some 35 per cent, according to a recent study by the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency .

The AKPK study polled a total of 3,115 working adults between 18 and 60 years-old from the public and private sectors as well as those who are self-employed. According to the news report, government employees who participated in the survey seemed to have better mental health compared to their private sector peers, while men were found to experience higher financial stress compared to women.

 

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Politicians need to have zero salary. N more importantly zero donations until we open up. N give back all their salaries during all the lockdowns. So they can b on the same page.

...but do the PN ministers give a shit? Their political survival matters more than anything else

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