Malaysia’s inflation rate continued to increase at a slower rate, falling to 1.5 percent in November with the index points recorded at 130.9 against 129.0 in the same month last year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) edged lower to 1.8 percent in October, from 1.9 percent in September.

Chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the increase was driven by...