Revision of poverty line income long overdue
MUKAH: The revised poverty line income (PLI), from RM980 to RM2,208, automatically puts more people in the country under the ‘poor’ category. It is not surprising because the index, it is understood, has not been revised for about 15 years. The spiralling cost of living also plays a vital role in determining the actual economic […]
Poverty no hindrance to achieving academic excellence
BY ZAPHNE PHILIP KUCHING: As a child, there is only the thin line between imagination and experience when it comes to living of the luxuries of life or to scavenge dumpsites in hopes of finding anything useful. Growing up depends so much on the environment that we exist in and for Kasdi Nata Sujono who’s […]
Warrior’s widow lives in poverty
SRI AMAN: The widow of a Sarawak Ranger who died while battling the communist terrorists in 1970 was reportedly living in poverty, depending only on her late husband’s meagre RM243.67 monthly pension. Linjong Edward, 70, widow of the late Ranger Tinggi Chakom Tinggi, lives in Rumah Karin, Tabut Skrang, near here. The director of Malaysian […]
Poverty not 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 Harun said among the main areas of focus for the next 10 years will be […]
