PETALING JAYA: As Tun Daim Zainuddin defended Malaysia’s record on poverty eradication, activists want the government to seriously look into the UN’s call for its poverty measurement to be reassessed.
The former Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) chairman said the government had been focusing on improving the people’s income since the 5th Malaysia Plan (5MP).
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