KOTA KINABALU, July 23 -- The Sabah government has lauded Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's announcement of measures to ease the cost of living, describing the initiatives as an indication of the nation's strong economic fundamentals.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the state government welcomes the people-centric initiatives, as they are meant to lessen the burden of the people.

"It shows that the prime minister has the people's interest at heart," he said in a statement here today.

Hajiji said the RM100 one-off assistance for all Malaysian citizens aged 18 and above, coupled with the expansion of the Rahmah Madani sales programme to every state constituency, was a boon to the people.

He also praised the lowering o...