NGO wants govt to be transparent in micro-data on poverty


PETALING JAYA: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) has urged the government to be more open and transparent in providing statistics and micro-data on poverty.

In response to a recent report made by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on poverty, Ideas said that while it highlighted an important debate, these were not new issues.

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