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KL's poor kids not eating enough
Uncle Sam's concerned about M'sia
Body cams coming next month
KL's poor kids not eating enough
The struggle of Kuala Lumpur's urban poor to make ends meet appears to be affecting children the most.
A Unicef survey of 755 low-income households living in People's Housing Projects (PPR) conducted last November found that 52 percent were not able to provide their children three meals a day.
The report states that families had cited low income and surging food prices.
Further, not all meals are nutritious with many families increasingly consuming instant noodles.
The survey was conducted four months after the government introduced the Rahmah Basic Aid (Sara) programme, which gave hardcore poor families RM100 per month to spend on basic necessities.
Meanwhile, Unicef has also recommended universal allowances for childcare and persons with disabilities to tackle urban poverty.
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Uncle Sam's concerned about Malaysia
The US is concerned that Malaysia's financial system is being used to channel funds to Iran and its proxies, including Hamas.
This includes the alleged involvement of Malaysian-based organisations, individuals and companies in terrorism financing activities
This was relayed by US Treasury Department undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence Brian Nelson.
Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, however, said the information presented was "one-sided" and required verification.
He did tell the Americans that some organisations flagged by the US are already under investigation, possibly in reference to Aman Palestin.
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Body cams coming next month
The first batch of body cameras for police will arrive in June, after a long procurement process.
However, it’s not clear when the cameras would be immediately put to use.
Police are expected to fully utilise body cameras next year.
It is also unclear whether, once in use, body camera footage would ever be made public.
Police's attitude towards having their actions recorded has not always been positive.
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