State poverty rate reduced
POVERTY eradication programmes in the state have proven to be effective. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said data from the Department of Statistic Malaysia showed based on the Poverty Line Income (PLI) 2004 of RM765, poverty rate in Sarawak has been reduced from 21 percent in 1989 to 6.7 percent in 1999 […]
12 welfare micro-entrepreneurs honoured
KUCHING: Twelve welfare micro-entrepreneurs (UMK) received awards at the Sarawak Welfare Micro-Entrepreneurs Day (HUMKS) 2020 for recording the highest sales. Of the 12 UMKs, two won in the platinum category (sales revenue exceeding RM300,000 in a year), one in the diamond category (sales revenue between RM150,000 to RM300,000 in a year), seven in the silver […]
Hapless no more
659 recipients now have better lives BY NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: A total of 659 people out of 3,675 individuals have become successful micro-entrepreneurs (UMKs) from 2013 until July this year. These former welfare recipients had successfully increased their incomes to surpass RM1,000 monthly, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk […]
Government continue implementing poverty eradication measures
KUCHING: The government is committed to implementing programmes to eradicate poverty and increase the income of low-income households concerning addressing the wealth and income gap among the people, especially in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period. “In this regard, the government will continue to implement existing poverty eradication programmes and projects, including providing assistance and support as […]
MoF urged to up aid criterion
BY TANIA LAM & VOON YIH BOON KUCHING: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) should use RM1,200 as the poverty line income (PLI) eligibility criterion for the one-off RM300 Financial Aid for Single Mothers (BKIT) scheme under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah […]
Good plan needed to tackle poverty
KUCHING: There is a need for the government to have a good plan to tackle poverty, said Senator Susan Chemerai Anding. She said it is a good move for the government to raise the poverty line income (PLI) rate, but it cannot be denied that there are weaknesses in terms of monitoring on this poverty […]
Revision of poverty line income long overdue
MUKAH: The revised poverty line income (PLI), from RM980 to RM2,208, automatically puts more people in the country under the ‘poor’ category. It is not surprising because the index, it is understood, has not been revised for about 15 years. The spiralling cost of living also plays a vital role in determining the actual economic […]
