Johor sets 2025 to end extreme poverty

Khairin Nisa (in red headscarf) visiting a house in Tangkak to collect data on the hardcore poor.

Johor government is aiming to eradicate extreme poverty in the state within the next two years, by offering employment opportunities.

Johor women, family and community development committee chairman Khairin Nisa Ismail said the government was aiming for 0% extreme poverty by 2025.