KUALA LUMPUR: The Destitute Persons Act 1977 will be amended to punish “lazy people” who choose the easy way out by preying on others for a living.
Parliamentary secretary to the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry Chew Mei Fun said the ministry believed that the “beggars” were being managed by certain syndicates.
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