Education Ministry must gather data on students affected by period poverty, says Hannah Yeoh


KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry must gather data on "period poverty" affecting the attendance of female students if help is to be given to them, says Deputy Women, Family and Community Minister Hannah Yeoh.

"This kind of thing should not be happening in Malaysia today.

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