Malaysia has lowest poverty rate in S-E Asia – Salleh
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook 2017 has reported that Malaysia’s poverty rate is the lowest among South-East Asian countries, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak.
He said it was just 3.8% compared to Vietnam and Indonesia (11.3%), Thailand (12.6%) , Laos (22%), the Philippines (25.2%) and Myanmar (32.7%).
The Star Online Reporter
