Period poverty: Govt studying subsidies for sanitary pads, says deputy minister

By MARTIN CARVALHO, TARRENCE TAN and RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM

KUALA LUMPUR: Research is being conducted on subsidies for sanitary pads, says Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (pic).

The Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister said the research is expected to be completed in October.

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