Expats consider leaving M'sia over falling ringgit

comments     Kalpana M     Published     Updated

While Malaysians are grumbling about the sharp fall in the value of the ringgit, foreigners who are working in this country are likewise feeling the pinch.

Fuelled by the fall in crude oil prices and political uncertainty, the ringgit has lost almost 30 percent of its value compared to a year ago, now at around RM4.2 to a US dollar - its lowest since 1998.

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