October 20, 2020
Formally known as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, World Poverty Day is a platform that acknowledges…
September 1, 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 August 2020 – Economists are questioning how the government will finance the recent proposal to raise the monthly welfare aid from the current […]
August 14, 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 August 2020 – Working as a building manager for the block of low-cost flats he lives in, Lazim Sakel, 50, earns around RM1,800 […]
July 10, 2020
Kuala Lumpur, 10 July 2020 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) applauds the effort of the Department of Statistics Malaysia in revising the methodology […]
July 10, 2020
PETALING JAYA, 10 July 2020 – A think tank has welcomed the government’s revision of the poverty line from RM980 to RM2,208. The Institute for Democracy […]
September 8, 2019
Written by Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Senior Fellow at IDEAS