PM blames indiscriminate civil service pay hikes for rising prices
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says ‘blatant’ salary increment of civil servants was among the causes of rising living costs. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
During Minister’s Question Time in Parliament today, the Langkawi MP the practice also made the private sector to follow.
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