KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had to stop for a while after being emotionally overwhelmed while talking about hardcore poverty when tabling the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) at the Dewan Negara sitting today.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister who often appeared calm during Parliament sittings was seen overcome with emotion and had to pause and calm himself down before resuming his speech.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe issue of poverty is very close to my heart. I was born and raised in a rubber tapper family, I truly understand the hardships and difficulties faced by the poor,\u201d he said in regard to the fifth focus of the 12MP on Eradicating Hardcore Poverty and Closing the Income Gap.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ismail Sabri said the government is committed to ensuring the success of the fifth focus and would adopt the whole-of-nation approach in tackling the issues of poverty in the country, including by setting up the Poverty Unit under the Economic Planning Unit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has increased the poverty rate, affect individual and household income, and push our family into poverty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: BERNAMA News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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