Understanding the Pawn Shop Rush

Baskaran Sithamparam, Senior Manager, Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (FOMCA)

05-May-20 18:00

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Day one of the CMCO kicked off with various sightings of long queues at pawn shops across the country. Is it to be expected, or does it signal deepening financial struggles amongst Malaysians?

Produced by: Evening Edition

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories: Personal Finance, Investments, Financial Literacy, Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Social Issues

Tags: Evening Edition, CMCO, Conditional Movement Control Order, pawn shop, finance, financial struggle, Pakej Prihatin, Covid-19,

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