All GE15 manifestos · GPS · Gabungan Parti Sarawak · Sarawak

Reduce poverty through short- and long-term programmes in towns and rural areas

The recorded poverty rate fell in urban and rural Sarawak and the state ran poverty programmes. The sources do not isolate their contribution.

Reviewed 13 Nov 2026

What the manifesto says
Sarawak poverty rates can be compared with a consistent baseline. Urban and rural programme delivery is separately verifiable and no final rate is set.

Thrust 19 · Promise 5 · PDF p. 36

Original campaign source

Evidence sources

• DOSM · Poverty in Malaysia, table 3.1
• Sarawak Public Communications Unit · Poverty and microenterprise programmes

For information only. Ratings are provisional and may reflect outdated evidence, gaps in reporting or bias in our interpretation. Check current official sources before drawing final conclusions.