Coordinators in every district to monitor poverty-alleviation programmes - PM

A coordinator for monitoring poverty-alleviation programmes will be appointed at the district level to ensure that efforts to tackle poverty issues can be undertaken more effectively, said Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The prime minister said the coordinator would be placed under the district officer and is likely to be an assistant district officer dedicated to securing data and anti-poverty programmes.

He said the government...