KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 -- Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Minister Fuziah Salleh has called for a whole-of-government approach to identify and address the root causes contributing to rising cost of living in the country, reflecting on the ministry's Menu Rahmah initiative.

Labelling the programme as "phenomenal", having been formulated and executed with no dedicated government funding, Fuziah said that issues such as food security and living wage need to be resolved, to empower the people to live a decent life.

Food security issues, if left unchecked, she said, can cause a domino effect and affect initiatives such as Menu Rahmah.

"It is a whole supply chain. That is why we have to address the issue from its root, and it ...