Tackling rise in urban poverty

Targeted approach: The FT Ministry launched a programme to uplift micro entrepreneurs at PPR Kerinchi in Pantai Dalam, Kuala Lumpur. —SAMUEL ONG/The Star

TWO years ago, Sabariah Mahmud, 62, a home-based micro entrepreneur, sold curry puffs at 40sen a piece.

Last month, the mother-of-two who lives in a low-cost flat in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur decided to increase the price of the curry puffs, which came in three varieties – potato, sardine and chicken, to 50sen a piece.