Taking part in Census 2020 a must for all

WHILE most Malaysians are preoccupied with their safety and livelihoods during the Covid-19 pandemic, they must also remember to take part in Census 2020 before the end of this month.

The first phase of the census was implemented through e-Census (online), which was launched on July 7 and was supposed to end on Sept 30. However, the deadline was extended to the end of the year due to numerous requests from the people. The census is a once-in-a-decade national survey conducted by the government to determine the number of people living in the country, including foreigners. It aims to identify the size, distribution, composition and socio-economic characteristics of the entire population and housing-related data and will cover more than 32 million people.