Since nobody has taken up the effort to counter what PKR's vice-president N Surendran wrote in Malaysia Chronicle yesterday, let me give him a simple downright reply:
Bro,
Your allegation that the poverty rate in Malaysia is 19 per cent and not 1.7 per cent was in fact the biggest lie of an economic indicator for the country. You also failed to read, understand, digest and analyse the figures prepared by the Statistic Department in 2009 before making such a statement in the news portal.
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But why did you quote the 2009 reports instead of 2010, 2011 and 2012? Where were you then?
And how could you make comparison between indexes of a developed country like Japan with a developing one like Malaysia? Even a developed nations like the US and Germany, the poverty rates are well above 10 per cent.
I guess you are not happy with the fact that the poverty rate in Malaysia has dropped from 3.9 per cent in 2009 to below 2 per cent in 2012 due to the government's Economic Transformation Program (ETP), a vibrant economy, a well-managed monetary system and other policies that have brought it down.
The 15.1 per cent and 15.5 per cent rates in the US and Germany sink you into disbelief that a developing country like Malaysia could managed to control its poverty rate better than the developed nations. What is your motive, anyway?
However, the facts remain. Most developing nations saw their poverty rate well-kept below that of the developed nations. Do you accept the fact that China's poverty rate of 13.1 per cent is lower than that of Japan, South Korea (15 per cent) and Britain (19.1 per cent).
Do you believe that there are millions of people in the US, Britain and France live below the poverty line (of their standard)?
Not only that. You should also take into account that Poverty Headcount Ratio in Malaysia is ZERO per cent. In simple language, it means nobody here die of starvation! Please read this reports
I don't see logic in your statement, and I believe our top economists would contest your point (or not at all as they don't to end up as a 'blank head' like you) but your argument didn't come with explanation or supporting analysis. You blasted PM Najib just because you are an opposition figure, and that your duty is to oppose everything the government does.
I guess its time that you do more readings. Please refer to Bank Negara reports, if you trust the government's institution. If not, the IMF, the World Bank and other foreign embodiments and agencies are there to help you with the right reports. Or you prefer a thorough UNDP coverage on the subject.
I do not wish to write more but I hope you could be wiser. If international organisations recognise the figure and the efforts that led to its success, why can't you as a Malaysian?
Bro,
Your allegation that the poverty rate in Malaysia is 19 per cent and not 1.7 per cent was in fact the biggest lie of an economic indicator for the country. You also failed to read, understand, digest and analyse the figures prepared by the Statistic Department in 2009 before making such a statement in the news portal.
And how could you make comparison between indexes of a developed country like Japan with a developing one like Malaysia? Even a developed nations like the US and Germany, the poverty rates are well above 10 per cent.
I guess you are not happy with the fact that the poverty rate in Malaysia has dropped from 3.9 per cent in 2009 to below 2 per cent in 2012 due to the government's Economic Transformation Program (ETP), a vibrant economy, a well-managed monetary system and other policies that have brought it down.
The 15.1 per cent and 15.5 per cent rates in the US and Germany sink you into disbelief that a developing country like Malaysia could managed to control its poverty rate better than the developed nations. What is your motive, anyway?
However, the facts remain. Most developing nations saw their poverty rate well-kept below that of the developed nations. Do you accept the fact that China's poverty rate of 13.1 per cent is lower than that of Japan, South Korea (15 per cent) and Britain (19.1 per cent).
Do you believe that there are millions of people in the US, Britain and France live below the poverty line (of their standard)?
Not only that. You should also take into account that Poverty Headcount Ratio in Malaysia is ZERO per cent. In simple language, it means nobody here die of starvation! Please read this reports
I don't see logic in your statement, and I believe our top economists would contest your point (or not at all as they don't to end up as a 'blank head' like you) but your argument didn't come with explanation or supporting analysis. You blasted PM Najib just because you are an opposition figure, and that your duty is to oppose everything the government does.
I guess its time that you do more readings. Please refer to Bank Negara reports, if you trust the government's institution. If not, the IMF, the World Bank and other foreign embodiments and agencies are there to help you with the right reports. Or you prefer a thorough UNDP coverage on the subject.
I do not wish to write more but I hope you could be wiser. If international organisations recognise the figure and the efforts that led to its success, why can't you as a Malaysian?