KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is beseeching Malaysians to lend the Pakatan Harapan help to overcome its biggest challenge in government — ending corruption and poverty. The PKR president said one of the most “glaring” problems in the country is poverty, which is being...
Saturday, 09 Nov 2019 03:49 PM MYTPKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the Youth Economic Forum 2019 in Kuala Lumpur November 9, 2019. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
The PKR president said one of the most “glaring” problems in the country is poverty, which is being enabled due to corrupt practices and the penchant for living lavishly that were endemic during the previous Barisan Nasional government and are have to be stamped out. “I want to address this issue of poverty and inequality. Because, normally these economic jargons don’t impress me and should not impress you, if you actually mean and believe in the recent discourse of critical thinking,” he said in his speech at the Youth Economic Forum 2019 here today.
In order to end poverty, the country’s economy, which has stagnated for over 10 years, must grow, he said.
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