InflationSingapore, Malaysia, Indonesia unleash cash to ease inflation bite
Governments attempt to balance political pressures with fiscal discipline
A woman shops at a supermarket in Singapore. Food prices have surged in Southeast Asia. (Photo by Takashi Nakano)
TAKASHI NAKANO, Nikkei staff writer
SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asian governments have started to roll out another round of economic relief packages to help citizens stay afloat in difficult economic times, but this time the funding is targeting the fallout from inflation instead of COVID-19.