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Poverty

Absence of proper toilets in Pakistan poses serious public health risk

In Pakistan, an estimated 79 million people lack access to proper toilet facilities, World Bank data shows.
In Pakistan, an estimated 79 million people lack access to proper toilet facilities, World Bank data shows.

Over 1.2 million Malaysians still living in poverty: Minister

No Malaysians were categorised as living in hardcore poverty.
No Malaysians were categorised as living in hardcore poverty.

‘Very deep poverty’ in Britain hits record high, finds report

“Very deep poverty” refers to households with an after-housing-costs income below 40 per cent of the UK median.
“Very deep poverty” refers to households with an after-housing-costs income below 40 per cent of the UK median.

‘I still have no idea how to carry on’: Myanmar quake victims continue to struggle nearly a year on

Signs of destruction from the March 2025 earthquake pictured in Mandalay, Myanmar, recently.
Signs of destruction from the March 2025 earthquake pictured in Mandalay, Myanmar, recently.

One migrant dead and three missing after boat sinks off Greek island of Samos

When wealthy call themselves poor: Social media trend in South Korea fuels criticism

The trend involves users sharing photos showcasing a luxurious lifestyle while captioning the posts with phrases such as “this unbearable poverty”.
The trend involves users sharing photos showcasing a luxurious lifestyle while captioning the posts with phrases such as “this unbearable poverty”.

Cyclone Ditwah to delay Sri Lanka’s fragile recovery, worsen poverty

New analysis shows cyclone floodwaters have inundated almost 20 per cent of Sri Lanka’s land area and an estimated 2.3 million people living in flooded areas.
New analysis shows cyclone floodwaters have inundated almost 20 per cent of Sri Lanka’s land area and an estimated 2.3 million people living in flooded areas.

Letter From Bihar

How children from ‘Manchester of Bihar’ defy odds to study in elite Indian institutes

ngweaver - Students study at Vriksh Pathshala in Patwa Toli village in the eastern state of Bihar. 
ST PHOTO: NIRMALA GANAPATHY
ngweaver - Students study at Vriksh Pathshala in Patwa Toli village in the eastern state of Bihar. 
ST PHOTO: NIRMALA GANAPATHY

G-20 billionaires could end world poverty with one year of earnings: Oxfam

Oxfam also called for the world’s wealthy to be “fairly taxed in order to help end poverty and fight the climate breakdown”.
Oxfam also called for the world’s wealthy to be “fairly taxed in order to help end poverty and fight the climate breakdown”.

Kerala has the lowest poverty rate in India. But has it eradicated extreme poverty, as it claims?

Mrs Parameshwari S. fixes her paralysed husband Selvam's pillow as her daughters look on. The family was listed as extremely poor in a Kerala state programme.
Mrs Parameshwari S. fixes her paralysed husband Selvam's pillow as her daughters look on. The family was listed as extremely poor in a Kerala state programme.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.