Selangor first state to address period poverty with RM200,000 allocation


KLANG: Selangor will be the first state in Malaysia to address period poverty issues with an allocation of RM200,000 in its 2023 budget.

When the Selangor budget was being formulated a few months ago, Bukit Melawati assemblyman Juwairiya Zulkifli proposed to Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari that the state address the issue.

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