Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government may reconsider recalibrating methods used to measure the country's poverty rates after a United Nation's representative said it may be higher than the official numbers.<br /><br />He said this after after attending a fundraising dinner in conjunction with Yayasan Perintis Malaysia's (MyPerintis) fourth anniversary on Friday.<br /><br />UN human rights expert Philip Alston, had earlier dismissed Malaysia’s claim to having the world’s lowest national poverty rate.<br /><br />Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/08/23/dr-m-govt-may-recalibrate-poverty-measurement-if-un-rep-is-right
