Anwar backs Prof Alston, urges review of poverty rate


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 18 Sep 2019

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said the government should review the poverty rate in Malaysia following a United Nations (UN) report claiming that the national poverty rate is at 15% and not 0.4% as reported in 2016.

He said a study on poverty rates in Malaysia should be carried out and measured using the right methods to ensure accurate findings.

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