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KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 crisis has shown the multifaceted and interconnected nature of the food system, highlighting the need to think about food security and agrofood policy in broader terms, said Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee.
“The Covid-19 crisis has served to highlight the importance of the agricultural and food sectors, and while Malaysia has not been among the worst-hit countries and worst-case scenarios have not been played out, households’ loss of income and responses to uncertainty have created volatility in food markets.
“By strengthening its agrofood system, Malaysia will also be better able to pursue other national priorities, including that of Shared Prosperity Vision,” he said during his special introductory speech at the launch of the Malaysia Economic Monitor: Sowing the Seeds, hosted by World Bank Malaysia, here today.
Published on: Saturday, December 12, 2020
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Kuala Lumpur: Socio-economic impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic have revealed that social protection in Malaysia is minimal compared with high income and upper middle-income countries.
This issue was highlighted by University Malaya Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC) director Datuk Emeritus Prof Dr Norma Mansor in a webinar entitled “Safeguarding Malaysian workers and households: Impacts and avenues for Malaysia’s social protection in Covid-19 and beyond” that was held Friday.
The webinar was organised by the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia.
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Norma said the social protection inequality in Malaysia was due to several reasons, including low tax revenue and income disparity. “Compared to other countries, Malaysia’s social expenditure to the percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) is notably lower than the high-income and upper middle-income
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People wearing face masks are pictured walking along Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur September 30, 2020. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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PUTRAJAYA, Dec 11 Socio-economic impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic have revealed that social protection in Malaysia is minimal compared with high income and upper middle-income countries.
This issue was highlighted by University Malaya Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC) director Datuk Emeritus Prof Dr Norma Mansor in a webinar entitled ”Safeguarding Malaysian workers and households: Impacts and avenues for Malaysia’s social protection in Covid-19 and beyond” that was held today.
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4:45 PM MYT What I am proposing is to have one single window; that you can just go and register either at SOCSO or the Inland Revenue Board, then you are also registered for other social protection (programmes), she said.
KUALA LUMPUR: Socio-economic impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic have revealed that social protection in Malaysia is minimal compared with high income and upper middle-income countries.
This issue was highlighted by University Malaya Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC) director Datuk Emeritus Prof Dr Norma Mansor said the social protection inequality in Malaysia was due to several reasons, including low tax revenue and income disparity.