With the numbers in Malaysia rising every day, the country has been condemned for failing to contain the Covid-19 outbreak despite having hot weather. On 5...
The families that are perhaps most affected by the Movement Control Order are those who work paycheque-to-paycheque in order to feed their children. While we may...
A senior citizen only eats rice with salt or bread dipped in water for his meals when he could not afford to cook a proper meal....
Amidst the rising cases of Covid-19, the demand for items such as sanitisers and face masks has increased ten-fold. The constant demand for these items has...
Malaysia is a country with no shortage of homeless people living on the streets of our bustling capital city. Though, as lively as Kuala Lumpur is,...
What does mind over matter really mean? It can simply mean to improvise and adapt to one’s circumstances by being resourceful and determined. An rare and...
Around this time of year, there’s no doubt that many Malaysians across the country, regardless of race, are getting into the festive mood of Chinese New...
Compassion and kindness comes in all forms; some may chose to donate to the poor, while others may volunteer at soup kitchens or animal shelters in...
In a statistical study made in 2019, our country’s poverty rate dropped from 49% in 1970 to 0.4% in 2019, BUT the national poverty line of...
There are various forms of bullying, and using words to put someone down or tease them can just be as hurtful as using your fists. A...
There are many parents out there who would do anything for their children – even if it means setting aside their own needs to meet those...
According to the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Phillip Alston, Malaysia’s actual poverty rate may be between 15 to 20%, not...
One man’s trash could literally be the source of food for an entire family. Poverty has put this family in Kelantan through really hard times. Siti...
It’s expensive to live in the city and the urban poor in Malaysia can attest to that. Now, it has been said that a household income...
According to the World Bank, 24.1 million Malaysians live in urban areas, and one in three households are earning less than RM2,000 a month. To put...
Remember a few days ago we shared the story of a Sarawakian SPM student whose family doesn’t have enough money to send her and her sister...