Rural
Rural Malaysia is home to 7.3 million people. They live in 26,400 villages across the country. Improving the accessibility, economic opportunities and viability of these isolated places remains a policy challenge.
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05 May 2020 . B40, COVID-19, Digital Transformation, Economic Outlook, Education, Food Security, Health, Jobs, Micro/ Small/ Medium enterprise, Policy, Rural, Social Protection, Women
Pandemic exposes gap in rural resilience and preparedness
For the first time in 30 years, poverty is set to rise. Global institutions...
malaymail.com Read more
01 May 2020 . B40, Jobs, Rural, Work from Home
COVID-19 in Malaysia: impact on the poor
With Malaysia's implementation of Movement Control Order (MCO), many individuals are kept at home....
International Institute for Asian Studies Read more
17 Apr 2020 . B40, Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Communications, COVID-19, Ecosystem services, Food Security, Health, Indigenous Groups, Jobs, Nature based solutions, Policy, Rural, Social Protection, Work from Home
Isolated and short of supplies, Malaysia’s indigenous groups depend on aid to ride out movement control order
Brief review of indigenous communities impacts from COVID-19.
channelnewsasia.com Read more
09 Apr 2020 . COVID-19, Food Security, Health, Indigenous Groups, Rural, Social Protection, Volunteerism
Putrajaya not in touch with Orang Asli’s woes, says activist
Centre for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) coordinator said the government was not aware of...
freemalaysiatoday.com Read more
