Niaga SPOTLIGHT: RM100 SARA: Subsidy Revolution or StopGap?

RM2 billion. 22 million Malaysians. 48 hours.

On Merdeka weekend, the government rolled out Bantuan SARA — crediting RM100 directly into MyKad for every adult Malaysian.

In just two days, over 1.7 million people spent RM110 MILLION, sparking queues, system glitches, and this opportunity for national...