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Key factors in determining the minimum wage include the poverty line income, productivity growth, and the consumer price index.

The uneven pace of recovery between states will widen income and development gaps between states, Muhyiddin said.

The government will update the poverty line (PGK) income based on the findings of the Household Income, Expenditure and Basic Amenities Survey (HIES/BA) 2022 which is being carried out by the DOSM.

The country's poverty line (PGK) will be revised and expected to be amended in the first quarter of next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

Additional withdrawals will lead to continuous decline in EPF members' retirement savings and currently almost half of the members had less than RM10,000 in their accounts.

The number of welfare assistance recipients under the JKM this year is expected to reach 550,000 people compared to 517,414 last year through the adoption of the Food Poverty Line Income (PGK) limit.

Sulaiman said the situation is quite worrying as Melaka used to have zero hardcore poor in the urban and rural areas.

It is high time that we also move beyond the current MPI as well as over-reliance on the EPF.

Rina also advised the disabled to register under JKM so that they can receive 32 benefits provided by the government to ease their burden.

Sawada said more than 100 million people are falling below the international poverty line and causing serious social issues.

Over 30,000 families out of 1.8 million population in the capital are estimated to have an income of below RM2,200, which is under the poverty line and needs appropriate assistance.

The government has been urged to raise the minimum wage requirement for Disabled Workers Allowance (EPC) in line with the recent revision of the national poverty line income (PLI).

The poverty rate in Sarawak is expected to increase following the introduction of the new poverty line income this year

The increase in assistance of between 10 and 30 per cent for the vulnerable group in the 2021 Budget shows that the government emphasises sustainability of financial assistance to them.

Rina Harun said currently the national PLI limit is RM2,208 per month compared to RM980 adopted since 2005.

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Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.

So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.

Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.

Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.

The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.

The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.

The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.