COMMENT | What is the responsibility of a government? It is to administer the country and to take care of the welfare of the people.

If there is a problem and it is affecting the people, the government needs to resolve it to the best of its ability. If there is a problem with the economy and cost of living and the people are suffering, the government needs to solve it so the people won’t be suffering anymore.

Hence, I totally agree with the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry when they launched the Menu Rahmah initiative.

It is a programme where participating food outlets offer affordable meal packages consisting of a complete portion of rice, fish, and vegetables sold at RM5. The programme isn’t an obligation and participating outlets are really just volunteering to do it.

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