Anwar wants hardcore poverty in Sabah eradicated by end of July

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim wants hardcore poverty in Sabah to be eradicated by the end of July this year.

The prime minister is confident that the target can be achieved as the number of heads of households in the hardcore poor category in Sabah has now dropped to just 9,000 from 20,000 previously.

The issue of hardcore poverty in Sabah, he said, is far more serious than other states such as...