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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
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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
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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
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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
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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