PM expresses confidence in IsDBs in addressing inequality, marginalisation of Muslims
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Muslims still happen to be the largest in terms of numbers of poverty-stricken areas of neglect.
Mon Apr 29 2024
Coup prompts outcry from Myanmar as Biden threatens sanctions
The sudden turn of events derailed years of efforts to establish democracy in poverty-stricken Myanmar, also known as Burma.
Tue Feb 02 2021
India drafting law to increase nuptial age of girls
According to a study conducted by global agency UNICEF in 2017, as many as 27 per cent of girls in India are married off before their 18th birthday.
Wed Jun 17 2020
Poverty-stricken warrior's widow gets JHEV's attention
Its director Major Pahot Joll said they traced Linjong after receiving information from a veteran who informed that the widow was living alone in a state of poverty at a longhouse, Rumah Karin, Skrang
Fri Jun 12 2020
Destructive tsunami also brought peace to conflict-riven Aceh
When a tsunami engulfed Indonesia's Aceh a decade ago it not only killed tens of thousands of people but also wiped the slate clean in the conflict-racked, poverty-stricken province and paved the way.
Sun Dec 14 2014