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With migrant workers in mind, leadership is looking to 'ensure there's no large-scale relapse into poverty'
Charity and community support made easy through the hassle-free PPZ scheme
NAIROBI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) and China's Tongji University signed a letter of intent on Monday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to strengthen cooperation in sustainable urban development.
PETALING JAYA: With the surging cost of living in the Klang Valley, interest groups say improving the public transport system is important to help people cope with their transport expenses.
SUNWAY is embarking on a long-term and multi-pronged project to address urban poverty and other quality of life issues in Desa Mentari, a public housing scheme along the Federal Highway in Klang Valley.
TACKLING urban poverty will be the key focus for Dr Zaliha Mustafa, as she moves to helm the administration of the federal territories.
PETALING JAYA: Poverty rates in the country have worsened due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and improvements in absolute poverty reductions in 2019 have reversed, says the Khazanah Research Institute.
A TWO-DAY camp in Kuala Lumpur this October is set to expose youngsters to pressing issues such as urban poverty and economic reforms.
KOTA KINABALU: Affordable housing and people’s housing projects (PPR) could ease urban poverty rates in the city and suburban areas near here, says Sabah Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Shahelmey Yahya.
From Ratatouille’s Remy to New York’s infamous pizza rat, there may be no animal more locked into a love-hate relationship with humans than the genus Rattus.
PETALING JAYA: The Urban Poverty Programme (5MY) has directed aid to more than 35,000 people in Kuala Lumpur, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) roundtable meeting on Thursday (Dec 24) passed seven resolutions on tackling urban poverty in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan.
PUTRAJAYA: Tackling urban poverty will be among several areas that will be the key focus for Dr Zaliha Mustafa as she helms administration of the Federal Territories.
THE Federal Territories Ministry plans to strengthen the 5MY Programme designed to eradicate urban poverty, besides improving the social safety net system.
HAVING gone one year without a minister, the Federal Territories once again has someone at Cabinet level to oversee it.
Poor children are vulnerable to slow growth and development, and susceptible to various diseases.
Thailand's poverty reduction has slowed since 2015, reflecting a weakening economy, stagnant incomes and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a World Bank report has announced.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian households are experiencing slower income growth, with urban poverty rates worsening due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Khazanah Research Institute (KRI).
