The long term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are only just being felt. In the past 10-11 months we have … More
Tag: Poverty
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
Chrysanthemum industry lifts locals out of poverty in Guizhou
Source: Xinhua
Inspired by Thai peers, Laotian netizens demand democratic reforms
Defying bans, they flood social media with hundreds of thousands of posts criticizing the communist regime in Vientiane. They ask … More
From ‘role models’ to sex workers: Kenya’s child labor rises
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) : The teenage girls cannot remember how many men they have had to sleep with in the … More
Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardizing gains
JOTOLCHEN, Mexico (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world’s children, depriving them … More
Can the poor in Malaysia cope with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic?
About 1.5 to 2.4 million more Malaysians could fall into poverty by one estimate. The programme Insight takes a look … More
Like Uyghurs, Tibetans are locked up in re-education camps (III)
In Tibet, more than 500,000 “surplus” rural workers are indoctrinated in facilities similar to the Xinjiang internment centres. Buddhist farmers … More
How Chinese fried noodles by a Muslim hawker became a hit in India’s biggest slum
Dharavi may be one of the world’s most infamous slums but it is also a surprising melting pot of cultures, … More
Coronavirus is wrecking havoc in poor nations
Not only is COVID-19 killing the elderly, it is proving cataclysmic for the kids too A pandemic of disease, illiteracy … More
Time for rural revitalisation
PROMOTING strategies and investments that support the revitalisation of the rural area is not only beneficial in creating a competitive … More
Minister engages dialogue to help reduce poverty line in ECER
MINISTER in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Mustapa Mohamed had a dialogue session yesterday to discuss ways to raise the … More
Coronavirus in Africa: Could poverty explain mystery of low death rate?
Is there a link between poverty, crowded accommodation, and Africa’s bafflingly low infection and death rates from the pandemic? As … More
WFP warns 2.2 million more Syrians risk hunger
BEIRUT: Around 2.2 million Syrians risk joining the fast swelling ranks of the hungry and poor in war-torn Syria, the … More
Can Cambodia’s fragmented agriculture sector save the economy?
Ever since the pandemic razed the world, most sectors in the Kingdom were wrecked but there is hope in agriculture, … More
B40, M40 & T20 – The New Figures In 2020
The B40,M40 & T20 distinction has always been a topic of discussion in Malaysia, especially when it comes to receiving aid during … More
What’s next with the new poverty line of RM2,208 per month?
MALAYSIA’S poverty line income (PLI) of RM2,208 per month per household and poverty rate of 5.6% in 2019 based on new … More
Anwar says Malaysia rich, but many people still poor due to ingrained rent seeking culture
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia is a country blessed with many natural resources that is seeing poverty growing due to a … More
Poverty alleviation in Malaysia and what we could learn from China
What the poor need are more sustainable avenues for steady income, paths to existing poverty via education and micro-loans, avenues for training or reskilling and aid to carry them through times such as the pandemic or financial downturns.
Malaysians need to fully embrace that poverty is our problem not just a problem for the poor and true progress can only be made when we all make poverty alleviation a collective goal.
Indonesian Government targets village funds program to speed up aid to 8 million poor families
The government aims to complete the disbursement of the BLT Dana Desa (village funds unconditional cash transfers) to around 8 million families this week, as a part of its efforts to protect households at greater risk of falling into poverty amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
