19. Prices Rise !!!

Kee's Cartoon in The Star.

"..... I am no expert in economics but for what is worth, I feel the leadership of this country is doing a lot of harm through their words, especially in issues related to economic expansion. If we want to introduce a two- or three-tier pricing system, we might as well look at how to introduce similar systems for basic necessities like flour, sugar and wheat.

You see, Khairy, the pakcik in the kampung also eats the same bread that we eat. How about a two-tier system between government servants and non-government servants?

Rather than talking about the rising prices of oil worldwide, which in actual fact should not bother us because we are exporters, we should be positive about how Malaysia is able to withstand the pressure. For every one dollar increase in world oil prices, Petronas’ income also increases. If Petronas is smart, they can make tonnes of money and bring it back home....." - excerpt from a letter to Malaysiakini by Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan Abdul Rahman, 12th November.


Where is Shafie Apdal? Is he aware that the prices of all consumer items have gone up in the markets, shops, supermarkets and hypermarkets and they are on the rise! What is the government doing about this? Or have they given up trying to control prices or anything for that matter.