Why Malaysia's Ringgit is So Weak

Malaysia's Ringgit continues its decline, becoming one of Asia's biggest losers.
Narrated by Tom McKay
Video Edited by iyanbriandi
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[@BehindAsia]

Why do you think the Malaysian Ringgit has been declining? Is it because of the US Dollar, international and domestic issues or a mix of everything? Let us know down below!

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

its ringgit, not "ringit".

[@hjava]

Not only because of US. Couple possibility reason: 1. In malay, there are more than 1 mio foreign workers whom bring their money out of malay. 2. They have billion debt in $ from previous gov 3. Unequality of ethnic in politic and society caused fragile nationality and often point up as sensitive issue.

[@nicktee4975]

US dollar definitely isn't the main factor when Ringgit to Singapore dollar shows Ringgit performance is also poor😂

[@nicktee4975]

​@@hjavaDebt from previous government is not a valid excuse since lockdowns happened during last administration and they still do better than the current😂 Malaysia has no excuse for their poor governance when current South Korea administration has similar shitty situation as Malaysia yet still doing better.

[@shamshulanuar7718]

​@@hjavainaccurate asseemnt ,Indon Most of govt debt are from domestic insttiytion

[@EGO0808]

Living in Kuala Lumpur as an expatriate, earning in Euros snd spending cheap Ringgits is a blessing for me, but I see the struggle of the netizens all around me. If only Malaysia had a stable and strong government, things could be so much better.

[@ccdev]

They did have a stable and strong gomen, during Mahathir's 22 years in power. However, the old man put in policies and spent $$$ that may have made Malaysia look good temporarily but without any long term substance that would have given the country a proper foundation for future growth. In fact, it was the start of a new era of of corruption, easy-money and no- accountability. Malaysia has been on a downward trend since, just look at the quality of leaders and the scandals. SGD to RM 1:5, coming soon.

[@frozzytango9927]

Whoever voted for Anwar. Thanks a lot for screwing up this country!

[@iancharles9222]

@@ccdev no

[@ccdev]

@@iancharles9222 no what? You come from a planet of brain readers? are you capable of intelligently emphasizing your response like an adult? When is your bedtime, kid?

[@oath4231]

wow if only we had a better life things would be better? wow okay inspector ghandi

[@Jorghee316]

Malaysia is addicted to cheap foreign labor, businesses are unwilling to pay more for labor and thus give visas easily to foreigners. These foreigners use Malaysia as a springboard by using Malaysia as a place to stop before moving on to better economies i.e. USA. Secondly, exports requires low and persistently low currency. This is a very huge driver for these industries because of Petronas and palm oil.

[@jarretfaisal8312]

Should we also take into account that most Malaysian are also unwilling to do these kinds of Labour? Ask any Malaysian if they would like to do hard labour as their career path, 9/10 of them would say no. These hard labour jobs are often looked down upon as Malaysians think that there is no career growth and no future for such jobs. Garbage guy? No Future. Construction worker? No future as well. Malaysians don't encourage their younger generations for such jobs because its been cemented inside their minds that hard labour jobs such as these are for the lowest of the lowest class. Thus resulting for corporates to import foreigners who are willing to do the job instead.

[@Sourman433]

@@jarretfaisal8312 Ah yes, because most people would like to work hard labour, where they pay you barely above minimum wage because there's already a readily available pool of foreign workers. I've worked with these foreign workers, do you how they live? Up to 10 people in a single 3 bedroom apartment. I don't know bout you but I wouldn't want to live like that with crap pay in my own country.

[@ilovemalaysia]

​@@jarretfaisal8312reason being the pay is shit, a running joke we used to have here is collecting garbage in sg makes more than a 9-5 here, other countries pay these people that do hard labour well enough for it to be a viable option for less educated people.

[@jackjewels]

totally..most bosses dont know from money comes money..include the govt..when it comes into wages to local every company want to pay less..at the end whos lost?

[@allright29456]

​@@jarretfaisal8312 have you entered any factory or construction site? There is a lot of local working in those sectors if you actually go in and work there. Funnily enough, these foreign worker are more demanding and lazy the longer you work with them. The pay also very bad and we can barely living with overtime and working more than 11 hour everyday. Also most of the time we can only apply job through contractor which most of the time pay less than the permanent foreign worker there. The problem is not people don't want work hard, but it is because labour worker have been exploited too much while the economy going down. Working in those sector also make me realized that the workers also have no protection or regulation whatsoever, as none of the management try to educate them the procedure when they harm themselves and some even got gaslighted that that is the worker responsibility. In the future if you become a part of management in any company or the head even, please look and treat people under you as human not statistics.

[@ismailnyeyusof3520]

The Malaysian economy is simply not strong enough as people are struggling with low wages and low savings. And then we have this boycott that further erodes consumption and weakening our economy even further. The answer is opening our country to more tourists to bring in more foreign exchange and not to bother the tourists excessively.

[@ronnienestor]

I was actually surprised witht the Ringgit. It used to be 14 PH pesos to 1 MY Ringgit. Now, I can change 1 Ringgit with 11 Pesos. Our currency has depreciated a bit vs. dollar but Ringgit's depreciation is more.

[@yosichadutawisnuandika5168]

​​@@ronnienestorPreviously, RM 1 could be almost Rp. 4 (referring to 4000, if you redenominate it, remove the 3 zero digits at the end rupiah ), now RM 1 becomes Rp. 3.2.

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh123]

Well, if the govt wants to not bother tourists stop charging this 10RM/per person per night hotel tax and then in Penang and Melaka they charge another 2RM and ask you to pay in cash at check in. Yeah, it's not a lot of money but it's super annoying and not something you deal with in Indo, Thailand, or Vietnam. Also, paying 2x the cost for beer definitely reduces tourism. I understand ppl have their religious beliefs but you need to be more tolerant of others. It's a huge reason Malaysia doesn't attract as many tourists as Thailand or Bali. In Cameron Highlands I even saw many homestay listings that said "Muslim Only". This is absurd.

[@Robidarwis7]

Rakyat malasiya bodoh tak terima ringit jatuh

[@jaywong6964]

The key is to get intelligent and brave leaders. As long as the current corrupted system stays, MY will remain incompetent

[@DemoNinja79]

Weak government. Corrupt officials, uncontrolled illegal immigration and low cash reserves. Thats how Malaysia got to this point.

[@dahandsomeguywithcoolglass8949]

1mdb scandal hit hard. Especially by that fat Chinese 😢

[@mytanR]

Corrupt 🇲🇾

[@yuucola4145]

our current gov is the worst gov. The Prime Minister only knows how to talk and attack other politicians.

[@arugono]

I think the overly protectionist aka affirmative action policies dun help.

[@jordannet5233]

@@arugono careful, you don't wanna stir up a hornet's nest

[@ruykava]

Basically, because of high household debt (82% of GDP), the government doesn't want people to lose their homes or cars. Hence it can't raise interest rates too much. Also, inflation is in check so no need to raise interest rates too. But it is in check because of government subsidies, which worsen the deficit. Hence the Ringgit drops. One more factor not mentioned here is the limited OFFSHORE Ringgit market. As Bank Negara doesn't want local banks to participate in this market, there is little liquidity, so it's difficult for fund managers to hedge so less funds come. Also, this increases the volatility of the currency

[@harukrentz435]

How come the household debt is so high in malaysia? Do malaysians buy everything with credit card or what?

[@dhiananovitasari8652]

​@@harukrentz435Malaysia spends its state budget and loans to subsidize unproductive things such as rice, oil, sugar, eggs, meat, petrol, etc. Prices are cheap because most are overly subsidized.

[@MSDGroup-ez6zk]

@@dhiananovitasari8652 every country does that

[@liberaltart7531]

@@MSDGroup-ez6zk The subsidy system malaysia does is a direct ones, fixing price ceiling for items. Just for comparison , Singapore probably subsidize via propping up its currency and hence imported goods especially food and energy are cheaper. So I would think Malaysia should have long remove the subsidy system especially the direct ones as this promote wastage for the rich (heavily subsidize the top) and the lower income get less as they buy less. Let’s hope something make sense they are coming up this time in rationalizing it.

[@asakore1]

@@MSDGroup-ez6zk not every country

[@ronaldhee6608]

Old timers like me will remember when the ringgit and the Sing were on par and interchangeable. I think it was when it hit maybe 1.20, that the busses stopped taking Malaysian coins. Then sudenly no one took ringgit in SG any more.

[@palanisamymurugan3943]

In 1984 the Usd was 2.30 for a 1 dollar

[@Chu-vg2yu]

In the seventies one ringgit = sgd 1.20

[@desmondkong2000]

If Ringgit, SGD & Brunei Dollar remain pegged Ringgit will not suffer devaluation.

[@leealex24]

I think it is because of differing monetary policies and too many Johoreans go SG to work

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Singapore had LKY. Malaysia had Dr M. One had technocrats. The other had cronies. The rest is history.

[@lentoslin360]

Malaysia's foreign exchange reserves have been shrinking for a consecutive 10 years. Despite the outdated protectionist policies, the government continues to implement them, resulting in a brain drain as talents leave. The future outlook for the Malaysian Ringgit remains bleak.

[@venomousboi6511]

I can't agree more about what u said😢

[@kentershackle1329]

Tell me which protection policy, which you disagree and what ya think the other side hv advantage?.

[@JackFrost-ib3xr]

​@@kentershackle1329 😂 University, housing, etc?

[@PartyLinguist]

In my experience, it's been a lack of professionalism and work ethic while attempting to do business in Malaysia. I believe better company management is the key to telling the world Malaysia is an ok place to invest in.

[@ibrahimabuahmad3066]

The global crisis were the results of developed nations "good management" and work ethics.

[@Dunker79]

Yes. As usual, its always other peoples fault.

[@limsiryuean5040]

As a Malaysian, I wouldn't blame you for feeling this way. Those of us who couldn't stand it would just shut up and leave anyways

[@wm6126]

A lot of msians arent really working when they are on their jobs, go figure...

[@rosalindwong9609]

Those who came said that he avoiding the heavy taxes in his own country. In Malaysia they gave them special rates. Even HKongers said he can saved more in Malaysia than in HK. Only people who are in business knows better. In developed countries not easy to escape tax. Why wages are paid weekly and not monthly?

[@pikachubrando8303]

Well as a malaysian it is not suprising with our corrupted goverment 😂

[@azmanabas8425]

Yeap... What to expect when a robber hoi ya hoi 47 cases was appointed as vice prime minister

[@zrl0523]

Because, we have a prime minister who doesn't focus on fixing all the economic issues, instead barking like mad dog all over the world trying to be hero.

[@khalishali2543]

said the one who had negative economic growth under his administration don't blame covid now other asian nations in 2021 were able to recover back the growth they lost in 2020 and about going around the world lemme ask u ask hadi awang to help palestine he is after all an influential muslim isn't he? 😂

[@niidaimehokage5731]

This channel viewer supposedly don't have someone stupid that oversimplified the economic conditions = value of the ringgit, so it's obvious that you doesn't understand the economy after all

[@lobsterparity7514]

Thanks for telling the accurate information

[@DarkEcliipse]

Muhyiddin? Yes.

[@kengleetan63]

Every one of your PM have since been a barking dog, so what's the difference between pervious ones and the current one? Maybe the Bumi should SELL Johore to Singapore and let Singapore show you Bumi in a short period of 5 yrs, what Johore will beome instead of a ghost town now!😆😆😆🤣🤣😆😆😆

[@cornucopiahouse4204]

As a whole, it's really about the leadership of the country, what the society really wants from the point of view of the people who exert the most influence on the power structure of the nation. It is clearly not in the interest of building a strong economy and an advanced society - tech wise and mentality wise.

[@lpfong2538]

Focus on you're shitty country. Don't point fingers to other countries. An outsiders point of views, proves and means nothing.

[@ilikespeltpasta2002]

Truly I’ve given up on my own country I’m still in uni and god everything is just getting more and more expensive, it’s crazy and our wage isn’t even increasing, all these politicians are always so busy with stupid and pitiful matters, they never focus on actual problems, i don’t even think there’s a single politician that actually cares about the country and our people, they’re all just selfish capitalists who want all the benefit for themselves to live their “own “ luxurious life, hence the people are the ones who suffer, Malaysia is honestly a nice country to live in if everything was just better, I have no hope for any politicians any longer just a bunch of corrupted liars who speak false truths and promises and don’t actually do anything. And the people themselves are always so concerned with stupid things like celebrity drama, concert issues, god so many dumb things

[@hulsiermerrick8626]

Me n you bud, gonna grad and ciao, cuz fokin hell man im tired with the govt and the people, its just all drama and selfishness all over everywhere and of course we shouldn’t forget the race discrimination 🥱 like cmon man idc what you are,be progressive ffs

[@lpfong2538]

Believe and hope the best for you're county. Don't be a traitor or bastard.

[@galaxyman4333]

The failure to address Corruption,Racial and Religious issues led to investors lack of confidence. And also lack of ideas in driving the economy. 😮😮😮😮

[@user-tu7rl5tt4v]

Now PH goverment, still corruption?

[@vinwoon9913]

Well said!!

[@felitsaadinda2516]

Too much Malaysian Ringgit goes out to Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines.. Meanwhile the money entering Malaysia is not that much.. That's why the exchange rate continues to fall In a digital era like this, all online marketplace, transportation, logistics and financial applications are also increasingly being used by the public. But as you know most of the app used in Malaysia are app from Singapore. of course the royalties from each transaction will go to Singapore. While the public's demand and need for this digital application platform is very large and grow rapidly in Malaysia. That is the reason why the Malaysian Ringgit continues to weaken against the Singapore dollar. Not only malaysia but all of ASEAN country.. But I think malaysia is the worse

[@fakhrianuar]

It's clear most money went to China considering most plastic and electric products and of course phones have "made in China" at the back and that's already a thing before internet is a thing. Now with internet it's far easier to happen. I can confirm that every household in Malaysia have a made in china product

[@azamzain6328]

Very unique reason you gave from all the coments here

[@nofayusop82]

totally agree with you!

[@felitsaadinda2516]

@@fakhrianuar That's happen in all ASEAN countries

[@jjsamuelgunn1136]

@@fakhrianuar made in China products are cheaper. you are free to buy elsewhere. in which case even MORE money will flow out of your country, albeit not to China. blame yourselves for being unable to manufacture your own products.

[@shumyinghon]

our problems did not start this year nor last year. it is an accumulation of our lack luster efforts, inefficiency and mismanagement of the nation over previous govts. this govt happens to inherit this basket of problems and now they must solve it. this is the job for this govt

[@kingho678]

Not an easy task when estimated 4.5T were stolen and most of the money deposited overseas. It's a very hard taak for our present. Itmay take years to do it.

[@muhammadkamil9842]

not true at all, Thailand's newly elected president improve their currency in a matter of weeks.

[@noraarelee3863]

i think PMX responsible for it…..he promised so many reform before became PM…..but it getting worse and none were true….the investor feel cheated and cant trust politican who lied so much….

[@meeleng5909]

Too much corruption no honest and merit leader😢😢😢😢😢

[@deanneshane3799]

The bigger issue is no confidence in the government leader. He doesnt guve confidence in being able to manage. Instead he is a doomsayer, not givingvhope for investors. All he does is complaining about previous governments flaw instead of intervention

[@lpfong2538]

You're bastard from outside. See another country in you're own blinded eyes.

[@dweller6065]

In the long run, a country gets a currency value its politics deserve. It is no fluke, it is a public collective decision whether to support the hard things that fosters and sustains a strong currency. This includes raising productivity growth, increase returns on productive capital, ensuring public finances are sustainable, etc.

[@kengleetan63]

Exactly, like you said. It was just a stroke of luck after WW2, that a country across a bridge had a totally different leader like LKY and that country ISN'T AN ISLAMIC COUNTRY!😆😆😆😆

[@TankEngine75]

​@@kengleetan63What the hell does being Islamic have anything to do with any of this? The Gulf States are islamic but they are rich

[@kengleetan63]

@@TankEngine75 ...rich your kam lan, rich does not mean just being 'having money' you need to have proper morals, ethics and above all human rights and low corruption. You sure your Gulf states have that? Uncle Sam is laughing like hell as I type this!😆😆😆😆😆

[@descriptiongang7660]

Yeah.I remember a drink that costed RM1.50,its now RM3-5

[@rameshhansaravendra]

I just bought a kopi o kosong for rm2.80. It used to be rm1.50 ten years ago

[@zackprihatin5562]

One of the biggest factor was malaysian economy was not strong enough to weather global headwinds such as strong dollar, climate change, geopolitical situation etc. The govt are struggle to bring economy back on top.

[@wai-sunchia6190]

I think in the current world of geopolitcal chaos, Malaysia is doing pretty well. Now FDI in 2023, exceeds RM100B just from projects from China, and new FDI injections from Tesla, Apple, Micron, etc. So that's good. Now weak ringgit will attract all the birdies (that go cheep-cheep) from the south or even further. That's good for our retailers. For our manufacturing it's good due to our export prices will be cheaper now for the dollar. The only category being hit are the importers. Or more generally, any transactions in USD would be painful. That's why the entire global South and/or BRICS are dedollarizing like crazy. We should too. Avoid dollar when doing overseas transactions if you can. For example, it's pretty stupid if you were to import some baby clothes in Thailand using USD!! So in conclusion, we're in a pretty good position. Way better than our illustrious southern neighbour. Rentals in SG has risen 70% from 2019, many expats have balik their kampung or some moved to MY even. SG estimated core inflation rate is at 5% for 2023, whereas it's 3% for MY. UK is 4.6% as comparison. So yes, inflation in SG is higher than UK. So please don't shoot our dear PMX too much. He's doing ok in my books. Remember: low currency exchange doesn't mean bad, high currency exchange doesn't mean good.

[@ABEYMUS76]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@liberaltart7531]

Yes … spot on. We are definitely position in a better way than US and I would argue even Singapore. Let those Singaporean commenter syok sendiri. They have to defend the SGD by using foreign reserves in order to keep inflation down as they are importers of those essentials item like food, energy etc. amid rising rents. Just another way of subsidy. My take is financial hubs can shift like right now from HK to SG, can shift somewhere else in the future, but natural resource like oil and gas, land stays within the country. My advice to SG commenter, these videos might seems like lifting Singapore image, downplaying Malaysia, its probably giving out messages to foreigner in detriment of SG as it shows opportunities cheaper input cost and more profit. SG citizen has to increase its efficiency to compete , currently working at 120% need to move to 150%.

[@shukriramlee]

@@liberaltart7531 I wonder why singapore use currency to control inflation but the inflation rate keep soaring to 5%.

[@jaywong6964]

We have to compare apples to apples. SG relies heavily on import compared to export so it makes sense to keep SGD strong, so inflation is inevitable with the current global financial situation. MY can be compared with Japan in terms of weak currency for stronger trades flow but one major difference is Bank of Japan actively strengthens their yen by buying back their currency in attempts to deter further deterioration and keep their citizen with affordable living within their country BUT also outside of their country (when citizens travel). MY on the other end, fails to do either well (fast rising cost of living within and extremely weak currency outside. To summarize, MY government are just way less competent, given the resources they have at hand to work with. Also, in regards of mentioning of migrating to MY, it is the same for any stronger nation's citizens migrating to weaker nations (financially) because of stronger buying power (privileged of coming from a stronger country). Too many examples like to Bali, Thailand, Vietnam and etc

[@liberaltart7531]

@@shukriramlee they can afford to go that as they strong foreign reserve. And their interest rate are market driven which current SORA about 4%. I do think Bank Negara should raise to match SG interest rate at least and I think Malaysia economy can stomach it. But Malaysia government probably need to take political consideration more because in the short term raising OPR has immediate effect and making their voter less happy.

[@brewcoffee95]

salary never grow! i work as barista RM2000 4year ago .but now at Singapore i have SGD2700 ....5days work week.istill hope one day i can live in malaysia im malaysia chinese

[@wongdivi9549]

You done good, keep your money there , bring a small portion back home for spending. I never regret done that since 30 years ago and still kept it there.

[@MY.Kitty_Meow]

As a malaysian really admire people who work in Singapore Pls don’t back to the hell!! Uve trying so hard to finally get into heaven Don’t miss here , get out from hell

[@FatalGaming250]

Maybe if some politicians focused more on the economy rather than trying to protect their sacred religion by cancelling concerts and what not, maybe our economy wouldn't be so bad.

[@oblivion.4974]

agreed very much.

[@moseszainal4119]

those said politicians are not in the current government. Madani cabinet should be held accountable for malaysia's poor performance

[@shishio_kyoto8414]

​@@moseszainal4119agree..maybe stop blaming others, focus on productivity, being positive and always good insight of where you are going is going to help - starting from ourselves

[@kongiebeanie6488]

government are corrupted. and concerts are sinful and harmful. both are bad for us

[@MY.Kitty_Meow]

When we have bad teachers in School How do we get good student ? --- Arthur Ezio Morgan

[@kithoongadrianhanjwss]

as a malaysian i agree that my currency is shit

[@yl8953]

Key takeaways: 1. Reasons why MYR so weak: A. Political instability - makes investors nervous and then pull out investment from Malaysia, so currency drop. B. Global Economic Forces: - US dollar strengthened, so other currency might became lower in terms of dollars. - Global trade war of US and China - Fluctuation of oil prices (Malaysia is significant exporters of oil and natural gas) C. Local Economics Policies: - Country having high debt level and trade deficit, so Malaysia has to buy more foreign currency, so MYR weakens. 2. Increasing interest rate could strengthen MYR by encouraging more foreign investment. More foreign investment means higher demand for MYR. 3. BNM has done this but MYR still sliding down because the the magnitude they increase interest rate is lower than other countries. 3. Why they do not increase interest rate much more higher? - Higher interest rate means higher cost of borrowing for buying houses and starting businesses. It means less tax revenue for government and higher unemployment rate. 4. It's a tradeoff between strong currency and economic growth. 5. What about staying weak currency? - It will benefit exports industry as our products become much cheaper globally. - It could attract more tourists and foreign investors as they have more purchasing power here. - But it will cause imported inflation as our purchasing power become weaker globally. Groceries will become more expensive. - Companies struggling with high import cost will layoff more labour to cut down their costs. Higher unemployment will happen. - The benefits of weaker currency is not equally spread to everyone. Only people involved in exports industry does. - Winner and loser exists in this scheme, but average citizens are more likely to become the loser as the cost of living rises. - In overall, the people suffered from rising cost of living might out weight the benefits it brings.

[@leo96119611]

Political stability is of utmost importance no one would risk venturing into a country that keeps changing government.

[@frankchong5585]

High living expenses just excuses. It is higher than before but there are many affordable choices available as well. Many daily need products do have local made, from local raw ingredients. Instead many actually complaining is actually due to not able to enjoy the lux as easy as they wish, hence the High living expenses. For example, (a real case) 1 fruit juice from Boost cost as much as RM15 a cup (Medium). But you could get the same fruit juice as low as RM6-7 somewhere else. One will argue saying Boost use more fruits extract but definitely RM6-7 can get you a bag of fruits that you could extract out more. But this person complained living cost so expensive now while sipping away that RM15 fruit juice. Ironic

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh123]

Yeah, I'm traveling arnd SE Asia and actually stuff like food is pretty affordable in Malaysia. Lots of cheap options that are still clean and healthy. In contrast, Vietnam wages are way less than Malaysia but midrange food is pricey. If you dont sit on a sidewalk and eat there you can easily spend 10usd but in Malaysia even nice cafes have food for 2-4usd.

[@kencarson666]

Prices for stuff have went up exponentially compared to years past, with the purchasing power of people’s wages going down. Yes, boost is severely overpriced, but looking at the bigger picture, we can see that stuff like housing, food (yes, food!) and other living expenses are becoming more and more expensive. I hope you understand that you are comparing wants vs wants, and not needs vs needs. We as Malaysians have been stuck with a weak ringgit and immense strain on the economy (ahem dirty old man ahem) to the point that necessities are hard to pay for. This isn’t even something you can vote out, rather you just gotta make more money to offset the decreasing value of wages.

[@ashchisalleh1454]

Agree.

[@shishio_kyoto8414]

Financial management, lack of dependability, mesmerized by hyped and trends

[@anashirinrazirabi1848]

People who are buying boost juice drinks aren’t the ones truly struggling with the rising cost of living 🥶

[@bombkuan]

In the point of business, we see any opportunity in future instead of discussing the past. I feel more interesting if the title is "Does Ringgit will raise?"

[@uttamanabdullah1571]

Necessity is the mother of invention. The Malaysian people must become industrial or creative and look for opportunities to improve their income besides not depending on imported goods. Improve domestic products and become more self sufficient.

[@DTI.M]

Not when you are governed by a bunch of useless race who think they are superior and wanna change Malaysia into a terrorist state

[@lancewood1410]

too lazy to work, too busy minding other people's business.

[@adamazmi1135]

​@@lancewood1410wth is wrong with u? I see u hating in every comment, if u think that's how life works u gotta think twice man. U think majority of them is lazy? People are doing everything in here from working as rider and to the extent. But here u are thinking that they are lazy. U dont know that in here the government are corrupted.

[@lancewood1410]

@@adamazmi1135 carry on with your mindset. Pls do just that 🤣. Sohai forever sohai

[@kengleetan63]

The country is already self sufficient in many aspects with so many natural resources even oil. But to run a country along racial and religious lines, particularly a religion like Islam ,will not get these Bumi to change their mentality or get their country out of this rut! Boleh?😆😆😆

[@yosichadutawisnuandika5168]

National foreign exchange can be obtained from citizens who migrate to work in other countries, when they return they bring dollars to their home country to increase foreign exchange. while the problems of the Malaysian people are 3 points. 1. Malaysian people are very dependent on government subsidies. In normal situations subsidies are a good policy, but when a crisis hits a country that pampers the people with lots of subsidies, it will only be a backlash. 2. Actually, there is no shortage of Malaysian population to be able to mobilize its people to work in their country, even if the country of Malaysia is measured by its size, it still has a lot of job prospects, it's just that the government's policy is unique in bringing many foreign workers to Malaysia, making Malaysia one of the A country that has over-immigrant foreign workers, bringing the Malaysian ringgit currency out of the country which has the effect of weakening the economy, and subsidies that should be for local people are mostly consumed by foreign workers because Malaysian people are picky when looking for work. 3. There is a lack of appreciation for Malaysian people migrating to other countries to work, where such actions help the country increase foreign exchange in the form of foreign currency, but only want to be in the country relying on subsidies.

[@lincoln9883]

The Malays wanted free money without working. Their goal is to have more babies and not educate their kids, which mostly turned out to be drug addict. Instead of learning skill education, they only study religious studies and how to hate non Muslims ( kafir) this is why Muslim majority states are backward. Infect the Malay people are good people, but their religious scholar, spiritual leaders, and politicians brainwash them, so they have a good luxury life.

[@shishio_kyoto8414]

See who is the HRM. How long has he been sticked to it? No one gonna change that. Believe me. It is one amongst other issue but this one also quite bigger. But no fucking one in the government dare to do changes. The capitalist become too powerful, with the same policy loop over and over again. It is getting worse every single time

[@lancewood1410]

'Majority' Malaysian people are very dependent on government subsidies.

[@y.b4251]

Just in case you didn't get the memo, there are like a million Malaysians working in Singapore. And most of these people are considered pariah by the god chosen people in Malaysia. Some of them would rather have these Malaysians staying at Singapore and never to came back ever.

[@yosichadutawisnuandika5168]

​@@y.b4251thats problem

[@Bimmer1515]

I notice Ringgit went on a major dip and started to struggle when Najib took over and had his shenanigans with bad and corrupted investments that effected the country. Things hasn't been the same since. I remember when people started to panic when 1USD became close to rm4 mark and they promised that it will never reach 4. When it reached 4 and beyond, they changed their story and moves the goal post.

[@samc269]

Najib was Kutty's blue-eye boy who later beat his master in corruption.

[@muhammadkamil9842]

no, It is when he lose power. He already planned for GST but people protest it. Now people opened their eyes and plans for gst to take effect. It is way too late I tell you

[@samc269]

@muhammadkamil9842 what has gst got to do with corruption???

[@araizex]

Are you lying or what? RM nosedived after Najib was ousted. Though not that strong, it was stable then. Procuring from overseas is now pricier for nearly 100 percent .

[@samc269]

@araizex no one can help you as your brain is dead.

[@soongalfred2515]

The video did not address the root cause of the problem. Those mentioned were just the consequences. Root cause is majority Malaysians are not competitive enough, not educated enough, not hardworking enough, lacks financial nous, spends more than they earn without realizing their currency is weak. Countries with strong currencies always have a population that is educated, thus making them high skilled workers and enticing for MNCs to setup base.

[@kencarson666]

I think the main issue is that the government wants to entice foreign investment and business to set up shop here, so a weak ringgit wouldn’t look bad to foreign investment. However, without much Malaysian participation in the labour market, a weaker ringgit just hurts the Malaysian people more.

[@ashchisalleh1454]

Lol, America has all those so call skill still depend on printing money.

[@vennsim71]

@@ashchisalleh1454US printing money because they can, as they are the only proxy currency for international trades. Not the other way around, will anyone outside Malaysia want to hold ringgit? Not that there’s no use for ringgit, as compared to Japanese Yen, Chinese RMB, Singapore Dollar, but holding ringgit means a huge risk of losing paper value, due to ringgit always fail to hold up.

[@fendi2785]

lol. malaysia have abbundant talent that working oversea even supporting overseas operation. the factor that you mention is not really a factor. malaysian is the 3rd asian country that well verse in english as well. don’t talk nonsense. ask singaporean conpany about how productive and competent our workforce is. the problem right now is goverment policy and their effectivenes to implement those policy. current cabinet is incompetent. some of it yes especially loke but majority are incompetent bunch. talk and no action. especially pmx😢

[@kinzdarell5447]

not hardworking? malaysian is top 5 most overworked lmao

[@alexlim4508]

If Malaysians are saving their RM in other currencies then more ringitt are being dump in the market that cause the deprecation. Household debts are too high for citizens to bear with many low wage earners. Can't cut big loans bcos having a car is a must have in Malaysia. Besides housing loans are tied to banks interest rate also. Many are struggling with no end in sight.😢

[@syhuang1168]

No incentive to save in Malaysia ringgit. Need to increase either Malaysia value in it's industry or high interest rate. The former is harder.

[@imjuzsayin..5017]

Plus more than USD 8 bill money outflow through legal foreign workers & almost USD 3 bill spend to capture, detain, court & punishment for illegal immigrants every year. All of them enjoying gov's subsidies too

[@NewmaticKe]

I always wondered why Malaysia, a developing country employs so many foriegn workers

[@fakhrianuar]

​@@NewmaticKe it's mostly a private companies not government who hired them. And obviously the reason is simple, cheap labour and they can't complain. Why? Because they not included as part of minimum wage program and it's common practice that those bosses will seize their passport so their foreign workers won't escape

[@kencarson666]

@@NewmaticKewe had a whole thing in the 90s to buy votes by allowing foreigners to get ICs here, that could be a main reason why we don’t have much locals participating in the labour market.

[@tkegamingrb3780]

Anwar Ibrahim is trying his best to help it recover right now, but the Palestinian-Israeli war has affected his progress, making it extremely slow. The main reason it fell was due to corruptancy though.

[@deanneshane3799]

The bigger issue is no confidence in the government leader. He doesnt give confidence in being able to manage. Instead he is a doomsayer, not giving hope for investors. All he does is complaining about previous governments flaw instead of intervention

[@tkegamingrb3780]

@@deanneshane3799 True

[@ahmadashraf9448]

4 Main reason why Malaysia ringgit is so weak : 1) Too dependent on Foreign Investor (This is not something sustainable nor it is within country control) 2) Too many imported products (Both large corporation & SME relies too much on China) 3) Too many immigrants worker (That will send money back to their country) 4) Corruption Basically, Malaysia money going in came from unstable source while ALOT of money is going out with no control whatsoever. Before Malaysia want to generate money, Malaysia have to strive for self-sustain first.

[@testrun1699]

"Too many immigrants worker (That will send money back to their country)" gets paid 900myr for working 16 hours.Typical xenophobic malay brain moment.xde logic

[@peterd5502]

There is good and bad. The answer is, strategically when you want ringgit to depreciate. Depends on where you are now and when Ringgit depreciates.

[@karmanho5004]

Malaysia politicians and opposition politicians are using race and religion based economic policies instead of comprehensive and holistic economic policies regardless of race and religion uphold the meritocracy regardless of background and territories towards high standards and good governance not race-based, every countries economic taken off from the ground Malaysia still struggling or stuck at religion and race issue deterring proper economic policies implementations, that is why Malaysia economic structure still stagnant that low value added industry due to politicians step back rhetoric to affect unity of Malaysian to gain its position to reign a country before Asian Financial Crisis 1997 caused by George Soros and his fellow traders.

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh123]

Yes, it's crazy they wld drive away the brightest Chinese and Indians Malaysians. Malaysia is pretty rich already but it wld be way richer if it didn't drive away many of its top students.

[@Wendy-dm5ox]

​@@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh123😢

[@herihazril]

​@@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh123UEC anyone? 😅😂 Fools

[@azmanabas8425]

The Prime minister of Malaysia should sack his incompetent finance minister and appoint a new one

[@UrbanArtCentral]

100% agree

[@Stint45678]

our PM is the Finance Minister 😂😂😂

[@lewafflez5356]

Appoint another horrible old prime minister?

[@henrycheong7563]

Who is the finance minister.

[@Jason-sf8vx]

It is all speculative and diferential lending rate , but in the future USD which is fraud will fall & MYR will rise . In tendem other currencies of developed countires will also drop

[@xcjsmith5310]

But May be the ringgit also will drop?

[@blardymunggas6884]

USD is an outdated currency. It’ll lose dominance very fast

[@silvarajoomuniandy4316]

Dont dream.

[@mohd.saifullahmajid6029]

The US is already melting up. Next year, almost USD16 trillion of its debt mature. As usual, the US govt will refinance that debt. But this time at much higher interest rate. Last week, for the first time ever, the Federal Reserve becomes the largest buyer of US Treasury bonds. The global dedolarisation has begun...

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Malaysia is a country hooked on subsidies, and most of it going to the Malays. But even with the numerous subsidies, most Malays cannot cope if prices went up by even a little bit. So the government is scared to raise interest rates in case it will send inflation up. Unfortunately, the artificially low interest rates are not helping investments. Rather they are just feeding consumption. It's a vicious circle because as more is consumed, more subsidies ars needed. Petrol is heavily subsidised, encouraging people to drive even to nearby locations. So it goes on. The ringgit is going to be worthless soon.

[@toreditahrin3717]

If you are not Malay, and as you said petrol is highly subsidised. Is that everybody subsidised including you, including transport company and many other company that used petrol

[@j.bernardsaipoh8111]

​@@toreditahrin3717yup that is right. EVERYONE no matter what income level you are get oil subsidies

[@Zerpentsa6598]

@@toreditahrin3717 Petrol pump prices all over Malaysia are fixed by the government at subsidised prices. So everyone gets it, and no point shopping around for a cheaper option. The low subsidised price would be a boon for Singaporean drivers who could nip across the causeway, except that the Singapore customs check that they can only drive out and back with near full tanks. and

[@Zerpentsa6598]

@@j.bernardsaipoh8111 Anwar's government is looking at subsidies because it knows they are unsustainable. So the minister responsible is saying she's going to come up with "targeted subsidies". It will be interesting to see who they will target and how. Means testing? Racial profiling?

[@liberaltart7531]

Malaysia are hooked on subsidies and most go to Malay because majority Malaysian are Malays. The problem is subsidies not the racial argument that you try to potray here. Government is not scared to raise interest rate because it causes inflation up, it will hit the GDP growth or its voter base will suffer. If hiking interest rate causes inflation, why is US hiking now? To send inflation higher? I do think government should cut subsidy and raise a bit more interest rate but your explanation of causation is just purely twisted and lack understanding of basic economics.

[@wongganteng-qh3sg]

the cause may be because Malaysia's debt is high, almost 90% of GDP, Second, because exports have decreased, then perhaps because of political instability, the issue of racism in Malaysia is very strong, in fact Malaysia is the most racist country in the world.

[@shukriramlee]

Indon's pov indeed shows their education level 😂

[@celxoirealyx]

​@@shukriramlee You just proved his point for being racist by slandering Indonesians 💀

[@shukriramlee]

@@celxoirealyx Based on the grammar and name, I know he's Indonesian. Ganteng means handsome, so I'm sure he's a male.

[@r-resnet2841]

@@shukriramlee so, what the point of thats with you being racist ? you said "indon's pov indeed shows" is racist, you generalize whole country cause one comment.

[@shukriramlee]

@@r-resnet2841 I'm racist. So what?

[@3mKay]

we need major reforms and bigger and more responsible fiscal spendings, to do that we need to gradually eliminate oil dependence and civil servant pensions, with the increasing longer life span, our budget has less room for spending as most of the budget goes to paying civil servants, new civil servants should be paid EPF instead of pensions and we also need to cut down on hiring. our civil service is too bloated. increase efficiency, increase quality, increase requirements, our civil service should only hire best of the best, make it so they are highly paid but very few position and those that underperform are kicked out, may it be a highly coveted job

[@Raduan-cu3lz]

I'm a Malaysian. I'm extremely happy with the current economic status here... Allah has given us more than enough rezeki, Why worry and soon Malaysia will be a developed country.

[@Nabila-dx8xf]

mimpi je lah 😂😂. skrg 1 USD: 4.68 ringgit

[@palanisamymurugan3943]

I had a friend in EPU who told me there are about 7 Million foreign work.3 million is legal and the balance is illegal.This people are from Syria,Lebanon,lran,Iraq,Pakistan,Bangladesh,Burma.The least goes on.l don't know to believe it.Hopefully someone can share the light.Thank you

[@rizqdanniel824]

Yeah that is right..plus the illegal might be more then 7 million..if im not mistaken there are around 10 million foreign workers..funny things is Gov asking to improvised and pioneer and be creative yet they are the one that encourage for foreign workers and cheap labor force..you can really search that how many Malaysians company and entrepeuners had gone to Singapore coz of gov action..One of it is Grab Pretty bad rite..but that is our gov now..gov now are not the same like the initial gov when we are demanding for Merdeka and malay chinese and indian also is now different compare to malay chinese and indian back then..all are pursuing for their own benefit especially rich people like India and chinese tycoon and top officials of gov..sadly tycoon chinese and India they still Care about their own race compared to malay..totally they abondon them.

[@palanisamymurugan3943]

@@rizqdanniel824 Hey Brother,what you said was an eye opening.Hopefully something can be done.Thank you

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh123]

​@@rizqdanniel824 only care abt own race? lol are they the ones insisting on all these affirmative action policies for malays?

[@sallehishak9881]

​@@rizqdanniel824With 10m foreign workers in the country the local companies still said that they still need foreign workers what went wrong.Are they marketing this workers indirectly.

[@perkymt]

Deport all illegal foreigners.

[@abrahamanand5739]

Malaysia will get poorer in days to come.. All due to inequal social policies.. Like Bumiputera

[@shukriramlee]

Nah, the economy is still stronger. The ringgit flops are just temporary. Unlike Indons, they will never surpass Malaysian superiority.

[@Babyy777]

​@@shukriramleetemporary u say? All the depreciation and weakening of ringgit didnt happen overnight. Its been 43 years since singapore split with malaysia and rm is still going down

[@shukriramlee]

@@Babyy777 Not really, Ringgit remained stable before 2018. The government is fixing the deficit by reducing subsidies and improving taxes.

[@r-resnet2841]

@@shukriramleeyo wtf, why you mention indonesia out of nowhere ? comentators doesnt even mentions indonesia in his comment. are you wanna being profocator or what bozo ?

[@kengleetan63]

​@@shukriramlee...ringgit flop just temporary? Yah...it has been temporary ever since over 60 yrs ago when LKY told you Malays, you ppl cannot run your country...PROPERLY. Guess for Malays...anything over 60 yrs and even more is just.....TEMPORARY!!😆😆😆🤣🤣😆😆😆

[@thegrandlord2914]

How malaysia not increasing the interest rate is actualy the same strategy indonesian government did for years now everytime US central bank increasing interest rate. In indonesia, when US bank interest rate increased, indonesian central bank didn't increasing the interest rate. Instead, indonesian government reducing tax on sales goods that being sold in indonesia. With the reduced sales tax, the companies that operating in indonesia could sell more product, where all the money they got then stored in conventional bank in all of indonesian teritory, thus reducing the ammount of money circulating around. This method will also reducing inflation rate just as good as increasing interest rate. But, unlike interest rate that hold new bussiness to appear or develop, reducing sales tax could increasing the economy as more goods being sold due to it's cheaper price

[@AK-tt1ww]

as long as the inflation is stabil in Malaysia,i would say things are still in control.And because basic things are government subsidise, can still manage.However the management and flow of goods need to have control so no abuse is done.

[@Michaelcham93]

8:36 excuse me that is not true Everything is getting expensive I work in Singapore and when i get back home to Malaysia the food price is all identical with lower quality

[@tokasync5665]

the current malaysian goverment doesnt have attractive national development plan hence leads ringgit is getting worse week by week.

[@RajaKumar-sj3et]

FT you have done a fantastic job of explaining this from the Malaysian side instead of politicizing it.

[@ashrafnajmuddinkamaruddin4462]

It all turns back to the first question of the economy, the opportunity cost. What are the things you need to focus on giving your scarce resources? Scarcity and relevant opportunities have a considerable impact on most of our livelihoods. From these points, we can simply make further assessment of the reason behind the ringgit performance.

[@user-gw9yx2wx5g]

The country just giving out money like Venezuela so that the people support them. Bribe? Or not? Other cou tries give to all people but they give out selectively. Luckily still have petroleum to support.

[@shadowmagz]

because we still putting god before economy like he will rain money

[@wilsonbethlehem3101]

Raising interest rate is a double edge sword. Easier said than be done. U simply increase interest rate attract foreign investor, but they can move out anytime. As local citizen, raising interest rate can impact on servicing existing housing loan, with low wage and raising cost of living. Political stability and gradual increase in interest rate is the key.

[@RealRobloxPro_Production]

This is a pain in Malaysia 😭😭. Everything is hell expensive right now😭😭😭

[@azbc9303]

And yet, I'm content with life & grateful with what I have..

[@ilovemalaysia]

Laying out all the factors, not one party can be blamed completely as well. The video already laid out the pros and cons of a weaker/stronger currency. However as they have presented, it's pros and cons its all about finding the balance. But what the typical rakyat thinks is, "weak currency = weak government", "xxx people are the rich ones taking all the money", "xxx people dont need to work for money, im just gonna go to sg" People are just not educated enough most of the time to properly understand the nuance that comes with currency. Now assume that gov is raising IR to boost currency, export sector gets hit, growth slows down and housing gets even worse, people complain. Reducing IR, drops currency, everyday goods become more expensive. And what is Malaysians all about ? Buying and not saving money. Complain again. Not to mention these economic recovery plans, often require many years for effects to kick in, with this sensitive nation, one harsher step by the government to slowly reform it, results in political turmoil and they themselves even if they want to change the economy, get voted out before its done. The next government takes over and reverts changes to please the people.

[@Chicken56877]

You literally paint everyone with the same paint brush and assume everyone is buying and not saving. You claim to be educated but refuse to understand each individual have their own unique problem. Not everyone is spending in fact most people can’t keep up with the inflation with their current salary. Your claim make you some highly uneducated and ignorant to the problem in hand. People like you talk big but completely useless when it comes to execution. 🤦🏽‍♂️. Go outside and touch grass. People like you are the same people who would complain about the same thing if it were a different government. Macai bro.

[@zz263]

Yeah that is y starting this year, I converted some of my salary to USD/JPY for more stable currency.

[@ampangnetizen388]

thanks for this video

[@Pockipockipocki]

Political instability, foolish policy for tourist visit,and many racist politicians, they still living in the glory of their past,regressive n wrong aspirations !,

[@wavemaker2077]

What is the policy for tourists?

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh123]

@@wavemaker2077 I dont know what he's referring to but they started a 10 ringgit a night per person hotel tax for foreigners only. Then in Penang and Melaka you need to pay 2RM more. There's also different foreigner prices for stuff like museum entry. It's all pretty stupid.

[@TheFarhanfaris]

Glory their past..what..they only claim neighbors culture..just do it

[@Pockipockipocki]

​@@wavemaker2077why a tourist minister have to come to settle an airport,s incident! tourist are not immigrant, requirement for tourist is different?

[@vennsim71]

Don’t think there’s any glory in past history. British colony, got independence, then everything went downhill from there

[@Yk-if3ev]

Their currency is not really floated based on the market. It is more of controlled exchange rate.

[@SimonOOIJUNHAOdeUniMAP]

Well explained on this topic, we can see that govt is doing their job to ensure all take balanced, it's not easy task

[@kamarudinharun8556]

It need a catalytic projects. Proton was supposed to be it. But it need to be rescued by geely. To bring back Malaysia's economy to it's previous strength, it must bring back the textile industry which it had lost to Cambodia and Vietnam. Employ Ai to boost Malaysia's textile industry. Develop it's indigenous food industry by involving upstream players into the midstream and downstream businesses. The upstream contribute only 5% to the industry. The downstream is 25%.

[@topdeot]

I find it strange that you didn't mention anything about increasing productivity and reducing gov regulation since increasing foreign investment is one of the solutions to this problem.

[@Sayonara301]

I think the charity of citizens must be put on priority. Malaysians generally dont feel so much pain to live in this economic downfall compared to other countries.

[@A-Z_STUDIO]

ga mampu beli beras aja rakyatnya pada nangis. pada baper... 😭😂🤣

[@shukriramlee]

@@A-Z_STUDIO Dunia ini, Malaysia sentiasa dia atas Indon walau ringgit jatuh.

[@A-Z_STUDIO]

@@shukriramlee tapi mentri kita tak sampai ngemis² memohon ke india supaya di import beras bro. 😛😂🤣

[@khairultazmantuaman5423]

​@@A-Z_STUDIOsiapa yg nangis? Pasti kamu & kebanyakkan warga indo yg nangis kerana ngak ada kerja. Kami senang saja di Malaysia. Beras murah ke mahal ke kami masih boleh beli.

[@A-Z_STUDIO]

@@khairultazmantuaman5423 halah... ga mampu beli beras... nangis... terus baper... curhat... di kontenin ke youtube... ga ada beras mentri malon sampe ngemis² ke india minta di import beras.. 😛😂🤣

[@eddy671]

there is too much cash flow that goes out to other countries not only due to import purchases but we are too populated by foreigners who do business but the profit results are below the home country.

[@SuperNoneng]

Maybe quickest way is to launch an all out campaign on tourism quickly. Cut imports on non-essential sectors by half (i.e. toiletries, fast food, branded goods through all out campagin to buy local goods).

[@ravenli3807]

Once ringgit goes down..the Government borrows USD money to keep there currency stable.. that's why they have more debt than other ASEAN countries

[@mytanR]

malaysia debt to gdp 69℅

[@ravenli3807]

@@mytanR Malaysia suffer in thier economy even exporter of oil and Gas

[@B1ackC3t]

Other method to strengthen Malaysia currency is to work abroad and later bring back the foreign currency

[@vennsim71]

Those working abroad are the quality workforce, having the capability to nail a job in overseas upskill landscape. Most never go back

[@aaronbryan5095]

​@@vennsim71exactly lol, I bet the amount of foreign currency that comes back to Malaysia is absolutely minuscule.

[@vidsurf88]

Just listen to some of the proposals made by ministers in the parliament and you will understand why.

[@tanzidane]

In the long run the RM had depreciated against the USD,SGD,THB,RMB ,etc

[@yux.tn.3641]

imo Malaysia is still suited as a manufacturing base economy as it cannot compete with Singapore in terms of high quality service therefore if it's currency is cheap, then it can have the potential to export more of its products👍 especially with lots of manufacturing moving out of China now, they could always pick Malaysia as a new base (because Ringgit is cheap)

[@jkoa2850]

Best answer and agreed...the only way is go up

[@yux.tn.3641]

@@jkoa2850 thanks, they could always make Johor into a Special Economic Zone, already it's got lots of factories over there

[@Adam-mv4fw]

Ehhhh "pegging" the ringgit isn't really a permanent solution. Historically, that's can only work momentarily like in Japan and Korea. Do it for too long, you could end up like Lebanon

[@F3arlessWarriorMindset]

At least Malaysians should be happy they’ve got one of the best marketing slogans in the world, Malaysia Boleh! Everything also boleh, so that’s one evergreen positivity 😂

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Boleh what? Boleh collapse? Boleh fall behind Singapore a tiny island state? Boleh make a mess of things? Boleh under perform? Boleh hand power to corrupt leaders like DrM, Najib, etc?

[@wavemaker2077]

What is boleh? That is obviously a local word.

[@wilsonyeo1078]

@@wavemaker2077 "boleh" means "can" in Malaysian

[@fakhrianuar]

​@@wavemaker2077 not that tin can btw

[@wavemaker2077]

@@fakhrianuar yes, i understand. it's basically yes, we CAN!

[@matlazimabmanan847]

Another factor might be contributed by certain groups of people who purposely manipulate currencies for their own interests and power. As a Malaysian, my actions include buy locally produced goods/services and if need be, buy goods/services/holiday from countries facing currency devaluation such as Turkiye etc.

[@pym75]

If ppl buy 1 tonne of palm products, if it is cheaper would they buy 2 tonnes for the same period? Does not sound that it can help export.

[@esbi1972]

The current government is inheriting a weak economic foundation of past governments. It’s doing its best in the most difficult situations. The lacklustre opposition is only making it worse 😓

[@muhammadkamil9842]

not true at all, Thailand's newly elected president improve their currency in a matter of weeks.

[@faizalramli5287]

blaming others still in some of Malysian people.. this new gov are more talking than doing their job.. promising like this world under their feet.. reality showing they are very weak and no direction to handle the country...

[@esbi1972]

@@faizalramli5287 don’t forget to take your meds. You’re getting delusional now.

[@noraarelee3863]

you are the reason why currency getting low……blame others….

[@fazdqr]

Not at all. Weak leadership. Blaming others for failure, unfulfilled promises, politic 24/7, corruption, incompetent ministers, blockade on freedom of speech, attack on opposition 24/7, no provision for opposition, iron claw.

[@StevenTanWilddiscus]

The Malaysian are more concerned about how the citizens should wear than how to make citizens earn more. When keep arguing which “race” are more privilege & which religion practice are more holy, the rest of the development will only stop & wait. The facts of success & fail are out there, simple & easy to notice, but …….. the selfishness of premier class understand the power of the religion & race are more easier to manipulate, through that to obtain wealth & political power.

[@exodus2oo]

The Malaysian government would line their pockets first before the economy and spend time debating on pointless religious topics.

[@Aviation1787]

well, its their fault that they keep doing this "boycott" thingy on "israel" products. doing boycott is not smart in the first place

[@irwanibrahim96]

One of the main reason why PM refrain from hiking interest rate like US is due to the effects it would have on lower to middle income group. Morally just but realistically wrong.

[@asrie1234]

*Policy Kerajaan dulu2 tak Bagus, Banyak Hutang, Msia Banyak sangat kena samun oleh Menteri2 YB2 PM2 sebelum ini kuat menyamun, hutang pun banyak2 DLL kerja2 penyamunan oleh orang2 Kerajaan dulu2*

[@ruminatingenigma4649]

Ondeh2 gado2 barang2 rama2 otak2 kadang2 apa2 menteri2

[@noiko4418]

The first step is for citizen to stop been racist then we can talk. We need to embrace each other language as well, Malay Malaysian tend looks down on it own citizen because one can't speak malay. One of my Chinese friend is feeling unwell and went to hospital to check after recommended by clinic doctor. he can't speak malay but able to speak Chinese and English, the receptionist refused to communicate or find someone who able to speak English. He call me in behalf on him speaking and the nurse reply "He is in Malaysia and he should speak Malay!". I rush to hospital making sure he got the medical care he needed, then I try to find that stupid nurse to "talk" but I think the other nurse caught on what I am trying to do and call the guards to get me booted. If that place isn't a hospital I would have make a scene but there are ppl who need medical care as well so I walk out

[@kengleetan63]

And it is already 2023 and these ppl aka Malays still behave like this. They are doomed might as well sell Johore to Singapore and let Singapore show them....HOW JOHORE COULD BE RUN INSTEAD OF HOW IT IS RUN NOW!!😆😆😆😆😆

[@rocketsteel]

Why so kiasu? Even if ringgit falls more. Nasi Lemak will still taste better than Spore mah. Lol

[@KKLIM5]

Portion becomes very little Hee hee

[@hakeem4870]

Actually sg nasi lemak taste nicer alr. Cos got higher hygiene standard

[@azureliteyahoo]

And that's the sole kpi to measure malaysai success .

[@o0ohwyo0o]

Ya good. Just stay that way, then we can go Msia eat cheap and nice nasi lemak ❤

[@Malaysian07091]

​@@hakeem4870Nah just with a fancy plate and the price goes 200% more lmao

[@BobbyAngmalaysia]

We rather ringgit drop than our property values drop. Weak ringgit also helps with exports, discourages overseas spending. Seeing the government stabilising our economy now rather than letting it free fall is better. South Korea property tanked 40%, Turkey lira dropped 80%, I guess we're ok.

[@jesusnotgod5635]

Precisely

[@aredtomato8957]

Better than most Africa countries so I think we are doing fine. 😂 Are you serious with your statement or being sarcastic?

[@yalocaldex]

one word, corruption.

[@RandomPerson-tz7wk]

our most corrupt point is still at higher exchange rate. Low iq answer

[@yalocaldex]

@@RandomPerson-tz7wk lol delusional guy 💀

[@RandomPerson-tz7wk]

@@yalocaldex Simpleton guy.

[@azlan-nk6oj]

simple Corruption 🇲🇾

[@mhonpermejo84]

then why asean dont copy european unions single currency system so that we dont depend so much on other foreign currencies particulalry usa dollars

[@liewcheng6664]

The countries that are using the $ symbols have strong and sustainable economic development, like Brunei, Singapore, Aus/ NZ, Canada and USA. Before the switch the Malaysian $ was strong and after the switch the Ringgit goes declines and still declining .

[@caseystevens8302]

The lower Ringgit is actually benefitting Malaysia now. It has the highest trade figures since 2017, with a surplus in trade since the 1980s. The only drawback is it becomes more expensive to buy foreign items. However, as a whole, the country is still performing much better than the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand currently.

[@yahqappu74]

The Malays should become a producing people rather than just easy consumers while the money is getting out of the country through foreign labourers....

[@TheFarhanfaris]

possibility reason: 1. In malay, there are more than 1 million foreign workers whom bring their money out of malay. 2. They have billion debt in $ from previous gov for subsidies lazy people 3. Unequality of ethnic in politic and society caused fragile nationality and often point up as sensitive issue.

[@eugenec7130]

The real factor for a strong economy of a nation is the productivity of its people. Comparing Singapore with Malaysia, or China with US, we can see that this is the case. There is no shortcut to prosperity, if you want to get rich, you have to work hard and smart.

[@leahlee7460]

When there are policies and system that does not practise true meritocracy, we'll never be able to improve our productivity.

[@wish-56]

@@leahlee7460 what policies

[@kentershackle1329]

Work HARD n Smart... thats bunch of BS. Lot of people do honest n hard work, it barely get them thru.. It's opportunities... the creation of opportunities. and able to hook it.

[@actuallyyusufbudidarmawan2000]

Are you kidding 1 dollar equal 4 ringgit is so fancy and lux in indonesia 1 dollar equal 15k i repeat 15k ! ! !😢

[@qualwinters8784]

The early signs of the RM's weakening were already there for the past few years, and I'm among the rare few (at least, in my circle of people) who are accepting it; braving the jump toward earning income via USD by leveraging the Internet for work opportunities. It's not easy at all (particularly because many Malaysians I know aren't keen on adapting to drastic changes), but it's a journey that I believe in for the future, especially due to the continued disparity in RM's global influence.

[@norhafiz38]

You doing fiver?

[@qualwinters8784]

@@norhafiz38 Nope. Been using Upwork for the past few years. 😊 It's a competitive platform nowadays, so I admit that new freelancers are going to struggle A LOT (which is relatively true for every online space today). 😣 I've been through it before, so I actually only advise people with niche skill sets to brave through the struggles (I write gaming and tech articles for international clients).

[@jasper5902]

How do you do that?

[@qualwinters8784]

​@@jasper5902 Upwork's mainly a freelancing platform revolving around the gig economy (project-based work, no contractual basis, etc.). You can simply type it on Google to get the results. 😄 Things were a lot easier a few years ago, but things seem to have changed nowadays because the platform is already immensely popular, leading to numerous scammers/ unskilled applicants searching for easy work there (resulting in stricter competition for projects now, etc.). Many 'cheap' clients even offer projects for such ridiculously low prices, which aren't even worth your time (yet many still apply for them, encouraging such practice). I believe I'm among those who benefitted from the platform by joining it before MCO, so I have a clientele and portfolio to stand on. IMO, Upwork's NOT the best place for you to try out the gig economy anymore (unless you're willing to become a paying subscriber), but you can explore it to get a feel of how the online gig economy works before joining other platforms that might be less competitive and consumer-friendly. 😖

[@utubeo4r]

Corruption not mentioned. Over support of their own race too....

[@osmarismail3227]

Scrupulous politician made it more worse. The house was a mess, leaders are indecisive on economy reforms and scorching each others backyard.. We netizen been left unlooked.

[@yeetatliew1069]

Im as Malaysian. My answer is human factors. Too sensitive to answer. Paradise Lost.

[@niidaimehokage5731]

What's paradise lost?

[@BATT1819]

​@@niidaimehokage5731maybe the ancestors dream to claim the paradise lost in vain due to unforeseen circumstances 😅

[@TheFarhanfaris]

possibility reason: 1. In malay, there are more than 1 million foreign workers whom bring their money out of malay. 2. They have billion debt in $ from previous gov for subsidies lazy people 3. Unequality of ethnic in politic and society caused fragile nationality and often point up as sensitive issue.

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh123]

@@TheFarhanfaris Malaysia wldnt need so many foreign workers if the majority pop was willing to work harder

[@richardunica3542]

@@niidaimehokage5731 lost ? or losing paradise you will know that after 20 to 30 years

[@morbid747]

Meritocracy versus Racial based economic policy. No country ever achieved developed and high income status with racial policies.

[@stanchung69]

Can't believe some are blaming regular people with little means for having high debt. The ones with big impact are the kleptocrats and their cronies. Wealthy moving their money out of country in a vicious cycle. The lower the ringgit, the more desperate they are to move it out whenever they have cash reserves. Wealthy Malaysians with billions overseas that have been exposed in some 'papers' must be questioned and any illegal money brought back.

[@RajaKumar-sj3et]

Economy is is not difficult to understand if we read the right articles, now look, the currency strength of any country very closely tied to the central bank's interest rates to certain extent. Since US and Singapore have increased their interest rates to 5% and 4% respectively, Malaysian currency will surely depreciation against these 2 currencies because ours is only 3%. If Malaysia to increase the interest rates the ordinary people on the road will get a direct hit where you need to pay more to service your housing loans with no alternatives. If Malaysia does nothing to the interest rates, we just need to pay more for the imported goods which is still tolerable because we have other alternatives to buy domestic products and sevices. Therefore Malaysia takes a more pragmatic approach to keep the interest rates as it is to save the ordinary people. The only mistake Anwar may have done is, he did not explain this situation in a layman's terms to the press.

[@billy-ctyong1520]

The younger generation is still enjoying spending overseas when they have yet to visit places like Sabah …. Glad i visited overseas back when myr is much more stronger and choose to cuti2 Malaysia now

[@Ali_art]

Stop blaming the youngsters. Average young people can't even enjoy overseas vacation. Blame on employers who hire foreign labor. Such as Bangladeshi, indian, vietnamese, etc. Too much foreigner that sends the money home than spent in this country

[@MY.Kitty_Meow]

Nowadays those youngsters are rich and have good financial knowledge , Unlike other people only working in kfc , mcd or petrol station 🤣 to serve rich people and also hate the rich people, thinking those outsider steal their job or business 😂😂😂😂😂😂