PETALING JAYA: A total of 1,793 households comprising 7,332 people were living in hardcore poverty as of Dec 31, says federal territories minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. Zaliha said based on national ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Per capita income will be used to determine households in the hardcore poverty category, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said this would give the authorities a more ...

“The highest increase in household absolute poverty occurred in Kuala Lumpur (6,774 households), Kuala Muda (5,229), and Kota Kinabalu (5,117),” it said. The report attributes the increases to ...

helping raise incomes and reduce poverty. But urban sprawl, high motorization rates and inadequate public transport led to congestion and low usage of public transport. Only 17% of commuters in Kuala ...