Rural Sarawak families struggle to earn RM1k per month, says NGO


Society for Rights of Indigenous Peoples of Sarawak Michael Jok (squatting) on ground checks to rural Belaga district.

MIRI: Data collected on the ground shows that many rural Sarawak families can't even earn RM1,000 every month.

The low prices of agricultural commodities like palm oil fruits coupled with the effects of recent Covid-19 pandemic have caused tremendous hardships in rural Sarawak.

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