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PSM urges immediate measures: Expected job losses shocking
Has the Human Resources Minister started crunching numbers of expected job losses due to the Covid 19 pandemic? Has he begun thinking about mitigation measures to address this large wave of unemployment that is going to sweep this country? PSM
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Empty pocket vs Shared Prosperity Vision: A reality check!
Sitting at the editorial desk on a Monday morning and stumbling on a heart wrenching story, I write this with a heavy heart and a serious concern for the downtrodden. While Malaysia is battling an economic slowdown, this humble twitter
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‘Poverty should not be linked to rural areas after 2030’
PONTIAN: The Rural Development Ministry (KPLB) hopes that after 2030, the issue of poverty will no longer be linked to rural areas as beginning next year, it will focus efforts to develop these areas. Its minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd
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Dr M tells urban poor to start small business
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today advised urban poor to engage in a business activity, however small it may be, to generate a better income for their lives. The prime minister said these people, classified under the
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Low cost carriers and poverty among focus of Dewan Rakyat today
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s move to encourage low cost carriers either locally or internationally so that more Malaysians can enjoy cheaper air fares, is expected to steal the show at the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the Dewan Rakyat order
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Anwar: Reform Caucus to hold seminar on Malaysia’s poverty rate
KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliamentary Caucus on Reform and Governance will hold a seminar today on Economics, Poverty, and Gaps in Malaysia: Definition and Implementation for the Members of Parliament (MP) and government officials in understanding issues related to poverty in
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DAP: Time to address poverty among Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR: As there is a great sense of urgency to address the poverty issue among Malaysians, it is time for Malaysia to abandon outdated practices designed to generate ‘feel good’ numbers on poverty, said DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang.
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Anwar shoots down Lim’s call for RCI on poverty
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has shot down calls for the formation of a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into the poverty level as suggested by his counterpart Lim Kit Siang of the DAP. Instead of a
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Rich Malaysian, Poor Malaysian – The Merdeka gap
In recent weeks, we have been occupied with the question of whether the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston’s claim is correct or false. Alston concluded that Malaysia’s absolute poverty rate cannot be 0.4 percent
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PKR MP: Stop being in denial, accept UN’s poverty findings
PUCHONG: The government should accept the findings by United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on poverty in Malaysia positively. In a statement today, PKR supreme council member Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said that ignoring expert advice and hiding behind the walls
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