PM's adviser: Malaysia needs to change how it measures poverty rates


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 27 Aug 2019

PETALING JAYA: There is a need for Malaysia to change the current method to measure poverty rates, as it is outdated, says the Prime Minister's economic adviser, Dr Muhammed Abdul Khalid.

He said that people should not be ashamed if the new indicators showed high poverty rates.

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