FILE PHOTO: Girls make their way home after school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A U.N. human rights expert on Friday disputed Malaysia's assertion that it has nearly eliminated ...

The government has made significant progress in tackling hardcore poverty, with the incidence falling from 0.2% in 2022 to ...

Malaysia must acknowledge that the country’s rapid economic growth has not benefited all of its residents, says Philip Alston, former UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. After ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s success in lifting millions out of poverty, without creating permanent slums, is often overlooked. World Bank lead economist for Malaysia Dr Apurva Sanghi ...

THE United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) may seem like a distant term and idealistic to some, but Kimani ...

The report authors used the Health and Survival Index, which combines both sex ratio at birth and healthy life expectancy.

NAIROBI: Malaysia will share its expertise to help Kenya's economic and social development so it can become a "star in Africa ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia >> A U.N. special rapporteur challenged Malaysia’s claim to have nearly ended poverty, saying an estimated one in six people in the Southeast Asian country are still considered ...

NAIROBI (Kenya), Nov 24 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has lauded Kenya’s strong commitment to poverty alleviation and affordable housing, describing it as ‘remarkable leadership ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A U.N. human rights expert on Friday disputed Malaysia's assertion that it has nearly eliminated poverty, saying that official figures were vastly inaccurate and do ...

A U.N. human rights expert on Friday disputed Malaysia's assertion that it has nearly eliminated poverty, saying that official figures were vastly inaccurate and do not reflect realities on the ground ...