ALTHOUGH Budget 2022 was inclusive of all segments of society, there is still some concern that the welfare system is … More
Tag: Poverty
600k households fall from M40 to B40 due to Covid-19
Only 14pct of at-risk M40 households qualify for cash aid. PARLIAMENT | About 600,000 households from the middle-income group (M40) … More
Prosecution: Zahid’s lawyers ‘fitting square peg in round hole’, charity’s RM10.3m cheques to companies not for poverty eradication
KUALA LUMPUR : Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s lawyers had been trying to justify his use of Yayasan Akalbudi’s funds … More
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Prosecution: Were Zahid, wife thinking of Malaysia’s poor people while shopping at Armani, LV, Hermes stores?
KUALA LUMPUR : The prosecution today questioned if Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and his wife were thinking of the … More
Old-age poverty – time for social pension reform
BASED on current estimates of retirement savings, the majority of Malaysians will live in abject, absolute poverty during the final … More
Beggar ‘borrows’ a baby from their mother for $2 and paints them silver as a prop to attract more donations in Indonesia as unemployment soars
A 10-month-old baby and its mother taken into custody by social services The baby from South Tangerang, Indonesia was being used … More
When racial defenders become parasites of society
Letter to Editor THIS statement is in response to the ongoing conundrum on the participation of the Indian community in … More
Hunger crisis forces even middle-class Indians to line up for rations
NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) : Chanchal Devi’s three children haven’t tasted milk for almost a year. The staple was among items … More
Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up
BEIRUT (AP) : Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying — in Lebanon these days, fistfights erupt … More
The impossible dream: How and why Mahathir’s Vision 2020 failed
30 years ago, Malaysia’s then PM articulated a grand plan which never happened. EDWARD GOMEZ finds out why. COMMENT | … More
Xi Jinping declares extreme poverty has been wiped out in China
President says 850 million people have been lifted out of destitution in an ‘unprecedented accomplishment’ Beijing’s success in fighting poverty … More
Indonesian wedding organiser stirs anger for promoting marriages for girls as young as 12
JAKARTA : Indonesian police are investigating a wedding organiser that has promoted controversial child marriage as well as unregistered marriages. … More
Indonesia’s ‘silver people’ perform to make ends meet
DEPOK, Indonesia (Reuters) : Indonesian single mother Puryanti bows stiffly like a robot, as she and her five-year-old son, their … More
Tackling the problem of homelessness
Homelessness might appear to be a complicated issue but people will suffer if nothing is done. The pandemic has exposed … More
After losing jobs in Singapore, some Malaysians look for their next meal in streets of Johor Baru
JOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The streets of Johor Baru city centre, once abuzz with business activities and … More
Malaysia’s 2020, told in 17 ‘Malay Mail’ charts and infographics
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 : If you could sum up some of the biggest moments in your life in 2020 … More
Iraq faces economic shock after currency devaluation
As politicians debate austerity proposals, ordinary Iraqis fear for the future News of Iraq’s currency devaluation spread quickly last week … More
The New Poor: ASEAN Tackles the Challenge of Rising Inequalities
The pandemic worsened an already precarious situation for many largely due to gaps in social protection systems. In May 2020, … More
Starving in a pandemic
One of the 17 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include Zero Hunger, which is Goal 2 after Goal … More
Lao’s Art Of Weaving
In the olden days, women across Lao inherited their weaving skills from their mothers, mostly for their own use. Weaving … More
The lost COVID-19 generation
The long term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are only just being felt. In the past 10-11 months we have … More
Pandemic draws more Latin American poor into banking system
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) : Sonia Fierro has lived her entire adult life selling children’s books on the streets of Colombia’s … More
Disgraceful levels of urban poverty must be addressed
Petra Group pledges RM1 million for sustainable solutions in Klang as situation is ‘beyond a farce’ KLANG – The Petra … More
In Spain, coronavirus puts the poor at the back of the line
MADRID (AP) : Erika Oliva spends at least three hours a week standing in line at a soup kitchen. She … More
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