Kuala Lampur, April 4 --  

IPOH, April 4 - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says several large development projects will be postponed due to rising costs caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia, but projects directly benefiting the rakyat will continue.

"These include repairing school toilets, fixing school facilities, mending leaking mosque roofs and improving houses for Orang Asli communities. We will consider what we can afford, but large projects will be postponed," he said during his speech at the Majlis Jalinan Mesra Madani at Masjid Ar-Rashid, Taman Perpaduan Koperasi Tambun here.

Anwar also instructed ministers to temporarily refrain from overseas travel, citing soaring costs.

"Previously, a flight from Kuala L...