As the cost of living increases, Malaysian are adjusting the consumption habits to make sense of the lower purchasing power of the Ringgit. However when the formerly humble source of protein, ‘kembong’ or Indian mackerel, becomes unaffordable for the bottom 40 percent of income earners we know the situation is getting serious. Today we look at how a series of articles in The Malaysian Insight is shedding light on the real economy.

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