Welfare officers threaten elderly couple forced to spend Raya on KL streets
Their behaviour contrasts with the overwhelming public sympathy for the couple who became homeless last year.
Focus on the poor before checking welfare of T20 'eligible' for targeted subsidies, govt told
The spending habits of the upper income bracket need to be scrutinised more closely, says one expert.
In Middle East, poor miss out as 'faulty' algorithms target aid
Lebanon is one of nine Arab nations using an algorithm-powered poverty assessment formula funded by the World Bank that ranks welfare applicants according to dozens of different data points.
A year later, Sri Lanka's tentative economic recovery eludes the poor
The central bank expects the economy to resume growth this quarter after six quarters of contraction - faster than expected by many economists - while overseas remittances are surging and tourist numbers are rising.
India's Rajasthan state to halve cooking gas price for poor hurting from inflation
The state is one of several to announce measures to help households in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis after food and fuel prices surged in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Tackling the problem of homelessness
Homelessness might appear to be a complicated issue but people will suffer if nothing is done.
Poverty, Malaysia’s million-dollar problem
The government should uplift incomes and economic opportunities for disadvantaged groups, say experts.
