One in a million: Finance Ministry cites low rate of counterfeit currency in Malaysia

By MARTIN CARVALHO, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, TARRENCE TAN and FATIMAH ZAINAL

PETALING JAYA: Only one out of every millionth banknote in the country is counterfeit, says the Finance Ministry.

Deputy Finance Minister II Mohd Shahar Abdullah said while there were isolated cases of counterfeit notes in the country, the rate was still quite low.

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