Poverty

Commentary

A gentler climb with shorter steps for S'pore's most vulnerable families

More achievable milestones to help vulnerable families qualify for financial incentives are a huge help to them.

‘Nowhere else to go’: The squatters in the richest part of Seoul

Guryong, a 28.7ha, unauthorised settlement surrounded by some of the country’s richest people, symbolises the economic gap in Seoul and the struggle the poor face to own a home.

Viral drone video fuels debate about Brazil’s Rio favela tourism

Visitors have been accused of glamourising poverty and crime in low-income communities.

Work is ‘no longer a route out of poverty’, says British think-tank

High rents and low pay mean work is “no longer a route out of poverty” for millions of British families, the report said.

Fifty-three migrants dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya, IOM says

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.

Over 1.2 million Malaysians still living in poverty: Minister

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.

‘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.

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

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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.