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Resolving poverty, dilapidated schools remain as unity govt’s priorities: Anwar | Scoop
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (in blue cap and light blue shirt) is surrounded by the attendees of the national-level 2023 Hawkers and Petty Traders Day at Buhavan Square in Penampang today. – Bernama pic, December 7, 2023
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Resolving poverty, dilapidated schools remain as unity govt’s priorities: Anwar

PM also says quality of education needs to be in line with nation's development

Bernama
Updated
6:44 PM MYT

 

PENAMPANG – The unity government will continue to focus on resolving issues affecting the people next year, including poverty, dilapidated schools and civil servants’ salaries, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

He said it is important to focus on these matters to ensure that people of all backgrounds, religions and races can enjoy a more comfortable life. 

He said poverty is among the basic issues that need to be resolved first because hardcore poverty is still a problem. 

“Alhamdulillah, as of December, we have almost overcome this problem. There are still many poor people, I mean hardcore poor. We managed to settle this due to consensus and cooperation among ministries, officers at all levels, state governments, districts and mukim,” he said. 

Anwar said this when launching the national-level 2023 Hawkers and Petty Traders Day at Buhavan Square here today. 

Themed “Penjaja dan Peniaga Kecil Nadi Ekonomi Madani”, the carnival was organised as a sign of the government’s recognition of the hawkers and petty traders community in the country. 

Also present were Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, state Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, federal Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions) Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. 

The prime minister said the opportunity for children, including in Sabah, to get better education should flow with the country’s development wave and digital transformation, through the provision of more efficient and conducive school infrastructure. 

“Last year, we wanted artificial intelligence. We wanted change, digital transformation, and energy transition. 

“All these sound great but there are still dilapidated schools. We need to give opportunities for our children to attend comfortable schools. There should not be schools with broken walls, leaking roofs and damaged toilets,” he said. 

He said apart from focusing on raising the salaries of civil servants next year, the government would also implement the progressive wage scheme to push private companies to increase the salaries of their workers. – December 7, 2023

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