Do more than revise poverty policy, experts urge govt
There are many urban poor, including the homeless, who slip through official statistics and aid, says a poverty expert. – AFP pic, July 18, 2020.
ACCORDING to the 11th Malaysia Plan – the one currently in use – one sign that you’re poor is if you did not finish primary school. But sociologist Prof Denison Jayasooria questions whether such a low threshold is relevant any more for Malaysia, which is classed as one step below a high-income country.
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