I really beh tahan with the 40.6% price increase in petrol and 63.3% increase in diesel as reported in Malaysiakini.
Let’s assume all the goods and services price increase 40% after the price of petrol and diesel increase 40.6% and 63.3% respectively. And with this assumption, I have calculated the price of the things that I will usually pay for.
That is an additional of RM 70.64 for every time I purchase the above items only.
And assuming on every working day, I would have lunch at one of the get-quick set lunch restaurant, my expenses per month will increased to a whopping RM 212.52 compared to RM 151.80 for now.
That is an increased of RM 60.72 per month for my lunch ONLY!
You call that Malaysia BOLEH?
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As long as the government still has the tidak apa attitude, the rakyat will continue to suffer. The long over due public transportation should had been taken care of in YEAR 2004 but the sleeping government did not do much except snoring and sleeping throughout the years.
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Do we need to be more creative in order to travel from one place to another?
Sam you don’t need to tell me that the world economy is in a bad state. I live in a rural area, 52 miles from my workplace, and with gasoline at $4US/gallon I am feeling the crunch, big time. Also, it seems that everything at the grocery store has increased 10-30%. Fortunately I am well employed. People who aren’t so lucky must really be hurting.
My wife and I intend to retire to Penang in 14 years when I can start receiving a pension. I hope that the dollar to ringgit is favorable at that time or it may squash our dream.