The government will introduce a new more holistic and comprehensive approach to address the issue of the hardcore poor by the end of April, says Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.<br /><br />The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) said this during the question and answer session at the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (March 10) in response to a supplementary question from Datuk Seri Azizah Mohd Dun (Bersatu-Beaufort) on the government's measures and strategies in addressing the issue of the hardcore poor in the country, especially in Sabah.<br /><br />Earlier, to a question from Vivian Wong Shir Yee (PH-Sandakan) on Sabah lagging far behind in infrastructure development, as well as high poverty level and high cost of living, Mustapa said there were specific efforts to strengthen socio-economic development in Sabah and Sarawak as outlined in the 12th Malaysia Plan.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/35GpXkf<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
