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Does Budget 2021 Properly Address Domestic Violence?

Nisha Sabanayagam, Programme & Operations Manager, All Women's Action Society (AWAM)

12-Nov-20 14:00

Does Budget 2021 Properly Address Domestic Violence?

Budget 2021 was tabled in Parliament last Friday. This 322.5 billion ringgit allocated by the Perikatan Nasional government is the biggest ever budget in Malaysian history. But does it properly address issues of domestic violence? We speak to Nisha Sabanayagam from the All Women’s Action Society to find out.

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Categories:  Politics,  Law and Legal Matters,  Social Issues

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  Budget 2021,  Belanjawan 2021,  Budget-2021-Mahsing,  Domestic Violence,  Women,  All Women's Action Society (AWAM),  Women Shelters, 


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