YOURSAY | No hiding the invisibles, Covid-19 reveals depths of poverty

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YOURSAY | ‘According to Mahatma Gandhi, poverty is the worst form of violence.’ Making the invisible visible: Faces of poverty in Malaysia David Dass: This article by Bridget Welsh and Calvin Cheng is much needed. It gives all of us a perspective of the number of people who will starve without assistance during the movement control order (MCO). There are many who were on one meal a day before this Covid-19 crisis. These include many malnourished and stunted children. They cross all divides of race, religion and nationality. Civil society groups play a role in reaching out to the very poor. It was ridiculous for the government to initially stop them from providing aid directly to the poor. It was good that that order was rescinded. Given the scale of the problem, government aid and resources are required. NGOs simply do not have the resources to help those in need. Many in the middl…