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                                <title><![CDATA[ In Seremban, 'poorest of poor' tenants flee flats as city council breaks down doors ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ Unable to pay their rent, they have taken to their heels, leaving even personal belongings behind. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No more CNY 'back home' for mixed-race couple ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 02:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ For years, Chong Ban Aun and Dewi Budiman would make the trip back to Kampar to celebrate Chinese New Year with his family, but financial constraints have made this impossible anymore. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'See for yourself': Activist surprised by PM's claim of 'zero hardcore poor' in KL ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 05:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ More and more people are coming to get the basic necessities, says the founder of a volunteer group that helps the poor and homeless. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ For the urban poor, even RM5 is too much for a meal ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The government's affordable food programme is still out of reach for many, especially those with large families. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ When the urban poor renovate their homes on the sly ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The illegal renovations are part of a larger pattern of indifference, driven by what appears to be a lack of options for the hard-core poor. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Ramadan for PJ’s urban poor ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Sadiq Mohamad Sani ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2022 01:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While Ramadan is one of the biggest events on the Muslim calendar, it marks no break for families like Kak Nani's which continue their daily struggle to put food on the table. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ With Ramadan comes a world of worries for urban poor ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Even as the country gears up for the fasting month and Hari Raya, families living below the poverty line find it difficult to plan beyond the next day. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Hard times call for more precise numbers on the urban poor ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sofea Azahar ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:29:53 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Initiatives to help those in need should continue but in a more streamlined way to ensure that assistance is effectively channelled. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Period poverty afflicts urban poor as pandemic continues ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Many do not have even the basic necessities for personal hygiene, a situation that could turn worse as the Covid-19 pandemic takes its toll on the finances of the urban poor. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pandemic hardship creating malnourished school dropouts ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 05:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Unhealthy, listless children will not grow into adults capable of joining Malaysia’s digital economy, and this will be a long-term problem for the country. ]]></description>
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