Hawati Abdul Hamid, Senior Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute
14-Jul-20 07:47
Malaysia has raised the poverty line income (PLI) from RM980 to RM2,208, meaning the number of households considered poor has increased from about 25,000 to 400,000. Hawati Abdul Hamid, Senior Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute makes sense of these numbers and what it means for policymakers.
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Created by Tan KW | Oct 08, 2024
Created by Tan KW | Oct 08, 2024