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PETALING JAYA: When people resort to stealing a basic item like fish, then the situation is really dire, various stakeholders and experts told theSun.
“Indeed, it is very unfortunate that the economic situation has worsened to such an extent that some people steal food to feed their families,” said Universiti Malaya economics professor Datuk Dr Rajah Rasiah.
He said the movement control order and enhanced movement control order have been debilitating for small and informal companies and their employees, individuals who have been laid off, and those whose earnings have plummeted.
He added that government stimulus packages have been beneficial to some extent.