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Former human resources deputy minister Datuk Mahfuz Omar

People shopping at the supermarket. - Photo: BERNAMA

A handful of ministers have expressed their openness to a pay cut to show more empathy to the people suffering from the economic crisis post-pandemic and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war. Illustration photo: FILE PIX.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (centre) wants to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) for a peace dialogue. (Source: AFP)

A few cities and settlements in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine had fallen under the full control of Russian forces. Photo: AFP FILE PIX

Mahdzir Khalid (File pix)

A representative of the Kherson region administration said an explosive device was planted in the victim's car. Illustration photo: 123RF

Rafidah said the government should prioritise the move to show empathy towards the people of this country as they were struggling to face the challenges of the worsening economic crisis.

EPF chief executive officer Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan says the fund had a strong start in the earliest part of the first quarter, but the situation took a turn as global markets suffered a decline, causing lower returns in bonds and equities throughout the remaining quarter.

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