Malaysiakini - Economy not okay, Anwar tells Irwan (extracts):
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Anwar Ibrahim has rubbished Treasury secretary-general Irwan Serigar Abdullah's assertions that the Malaysian economy was strong and was only being weighed down by perception.
"This belies and trivialises the actual challenges faced by millions of Malaysians," Anwar, a former finance minister, said in a statement through his lawyer Latheefa Koya today.
Irwan had on Thursday said the economy under Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's leadership was strong, but was being dragged down by negative perception.
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... the US Department of Justice (DOJ) ... claimed that more than US$3.5 billion of 1MDB funds were misappropriated.
However, despite this, economists also expect Malaysia's gross domestic product growth to remain strong with a projected growth of between four to five percent for 2016.
"This belies and trivialises the actual challenges faced by millions of Malaysians," Anwar, a former finance minister, said in a statement through his lawyer Latheefa Koya today.
Irwan had on Thursday said the economy under Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's leadership was strong, but was being dragged down by negative perception.
[...]
... the US Department of Justice (DOJ) ... claimed that more than US$3.5 billion of 1MDB funds were misappropriated.
However, despite this, economists also expect Malaysia's gross domestic product growth to remain strong with a projected growth of between four to five percent for 2016.
Anwar Ibrahim said 'bullshit' to the assurance given by the sec-gen of the Treasury at Ministry of Finance, but (un-named) economists have been reported as saying they agreed with what the sec-gen had said, so who would be correct?
But I am somewhat puzzled that Anwar, who is still a convict, could somehow issue opposition statements from jail?
He must be an amazing convict to be able to do so and have the media report his views, wakakaka.