Cash aid alone not the way out of poverty, say activists


Zaim Ibrahim

Cash aid is not an effective way to eradicate poverty, activists say. Instead, they say Malaysia should become a country that can lead and guide its people out of poverty. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, September 4, 2020.

PUTRAJAYA should come out with long-term measures to lift the standards of living of those in poverty, instead of just giving out cash aid, said activists.

They said while the government should raise allocations to ease the people’s burden amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it is not a solution to problems faced by the poor.


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