Kota Kinabalu: Merotai (Warisan) Assemblyman Sarifuddin Hata told the State Government to emulate China in ending poverty.

Kota Kinabalu: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said that starting this year, poverty alleviation programmes will be based on the 2022 Poverty Line Income (PLI) level which has increased from RM2,537 to RM2,742. .

Kota Kinabalu: THE State Government is committed and currently implementing hardcore poverty eradication programmes with the cooperation of all district offices, local authorities (PBTs) as well as government-linked companies (GLCs) and industry players, said Juhar. .

Kota Kinabalu: Eliminating hardcore poverty and the issue of citizenship in Sabah are among the main areas discussed with the Sabah PKR State Leadership Council (MPN) here today, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Kota Kinabalu: Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk Ewon Benedick said his Ministry plans to implement the Ehsan@kuskop Project to help tackle Sabah’s poverty problem, starting with three priority districts.

Kota Kinabalu: The hardcore poor in Sabah has dropped to 13,172 households as of last March 24 compared to 22,510 households three years ago, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

Kota Kinabalu: Parti Warisan’s Kota Belud Member of Parliament Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis urged the State Government to reassess its existing poverty alleviation programmes.

Kota Kinabalu: Beluran Member of Parliament, Datuk Ronald Kiandee, said political affiliations shouldn’t discriminate against poverty in Sabah.

Kuala Lumpur: Efforts to eradicate hardcore poverty in the country was not the same as ensuring no Malaysians were still poor, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli explained to Opposition lawmakers in Parliament today.

Kuala Lumpur: Minister of Economy, Rafizi Ramli, highlighted that the rate of hardcore poverty in Sabah stands at 1.2 per cent in stark contrast to the national rate of 0.2 per cent.