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http://umt-ir.umt.edu.my:8080/handle/123456789/15099| Title: | Rescuing Children From Poverty |
| Authors: | Abdul Mutalib, Embong |
| Keywords: | Rescuing Children Poverty Malaysia Kelantan Terengganu Absolute poverty Kuala Lumpur Malnourishment Adult responsibilities Child marriages |
| Issue Date: | 5-Apr-2023 |
| Publisher: | New Straits Times |
| Abstract: | In Malaysia, about 200000children live under absolute poverty line and around two million are categorised as poor under the poverty line. Sabah has the highest absolute poverty at 26 percent, followed by Kelantan and Terengganu. Seven per cent of children living in Kuala Lumpur's low cost flats live in absolute poverty. The most palpable effect of child poverty is malnourishment. |
| URI: | http://umt-ir.umt.edu.my:8080/handle/123456789/15099 |
| Appears in Collections: | Newspaper clippings |
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