KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 The five principles of Rukun Negara should not only be memorised and internalised but practised among the country’s multicultural society for.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The five principles of Rukun Negara should not only be memorised and internalised but practised among the country's multicultural society for greater unity and to avoid disputes between races.
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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