Focus on falling ringgit instead of restricting social media, Fernandes tells Putrajaya

The ringgit hit a record of 4.0060 to a US dollar in early trade today. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, August 12, 2015.Putrajaya should focus on resolving the ringgit's free fall instead of preoccupying itself with other matters such as restricting social media, AirAsia group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said.

Tan Sri Tony Fernandes says the government should concentrate on the people. – Reuters pic, August 12, 2015.He expressed concern over the exchange rate after the ringgit reached a record of 4.0060 to a US dollar in early trade today.

"It's more than what I earn," he told reporters when asked what he suggested Putrajaya could do to tackle the falling ringgit.

"But the government needs to focus on the people, it needs to provide more job opportunities," he said after introducing a new AirAsia ambassador in Kuala Lumpur today.

- TMI