While Malaysia’s economic growth has surpassed the pre-pandemic level, World Bank lead economist Apurva Sanghi<br />noted the absolute poverty rate in Malaysia stood at 6.2 per cent and was still high from the pre-pandemic poverty rate of 5.6 per cent. <br /><br />Speaking to reporters on Monday (Oct 2), he said almost half a million households remain below the poverty line.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
