Survey: Economy, job opportunities among Malaysians’ top concerns
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The survey, which took in 3,415 opinions from all ethnicities from July 15 till August 10, said the top five concerns economically were in order from top to bottom: unemployment and job opportunities, wage issues, high cost of living, unfavorable economic conditions in general and a lack of business opportunities.
“Only 3.5 per cent and 2.6 per cent thought race relations and political issues were the country’s main problem, respectively.”
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