The Department of Statistics revised the poverty line from RM980 to RM2208 but also revealed that the level of poverty differs from state to state. So we ask Laurence Todd, Head of Research and Development at IDEAS as to how should the government should formulate their policies to address this inequality and what should they focus on.





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The Department of Statistics revised the poverty line from RM980 to RM2208 but also revealed that the level of poverty differs from state to state. So we ask Laurence Todd, Head of Research and Development at IDEAS as to how should the government should formulate their policies to address this inequality and what should they focus on.


Image Credit : Reuters pic

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