Malaysia cuts fuel subsidy
Driven by skyrocketing fuel prices that the government can no longer afford, Malaysia Wednesday dared the possibility of further political trouble for the ruling national coalition at best and civil unrest at worst and slashed hefty fuel subsidies that would have cost RM56 billion this year, about half of the government’s revenue.
The government announce…
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