Malay economic group calls on Putrajaya to address post-pandemic poverty


Aminah Farid

Economist Zouhair Rosli says there is an 'economically dead' category of poor people, who made up 5% of the poorest communities in Malaysia, who have been overlooked. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, June 19, 2022.

THE Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) has called on Putrajaya to address post-pandemic poverty.

At the  “Kemiskinan Rakyat Malaysia Pasca Pandemic Forum” today, economist Zouhair Rosli said there is an “economically dead” category of poor people, who made up 5% of the poorest communities in Malaysia, who have been overlooked. 


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  • I dont see any new ideas or meaningful suggestions from this economist group other than asking the government to hand out more social welfare money! Can we find better economists to save this country please?

    Posted 1 year ago by Loyal Malaysian