KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — The Sungai Buloh Parliamentary Service Centre has been ordered to deliver aid to lessen the burden of flash flood victims in the constituency, said Sungai Buloh Member of Parliament Datuk R. Ramanan. The entrepreneur development and cooperatives deputy minister said in a post on Facebook that he immediately visited the … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, April 13 — Malaysia strongly condemns the merciless attacks by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) yesterday in Rafah, which blatantly targeted and injured several humanitarian aid convoy and volunteers, including those operated by Ops Ihsan from Malaysia. The Malaysian Foreign Ministry in a statement today said the attack against humanitarian workers, volunteers, and unarmed … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Food operators continued to voice support for the Menu Rahmah initiative to offer consumers affordable meals, with some saying they dropped these after pledged support from the federal government did not materialise. Speaking to the Malay Mail, two restaurateurs said it was no longer feasible to offer meals at RM5 … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Malaysia has thus far dispatched over 1,500 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza through the Ops Ihsan initiative and several other local non-governmental organisations (NGOs), said Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin. He shared on Facebook today about the programme, billed “Gift For Gaza: Misi Bantuan Kemanusiaan Dari Malaysia ke … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, April 1 — The government has agreed to give a special Aidilfitri financial aid of RM500 to civil servants on Grade 56 and below, including contract appointees, which will be paid this Friday, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said RM250 would be paid to government retirees, including pensionable and non-pensionable veterans. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — About 8,000 civil servants in Pahang will receive a special Aidilfitri assistance of RM1,000 each. This was announced by Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail during the ‘Moh Balik Beraya ke Pahang’ voucher handover ceremony here last night. “I will inform the state secretary (Datuk Seri Zulkifli … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Former foreign minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah today urged the government to do more for the Palestinian people by speeding up their investigations into several NGOs whose accounts have been frozen. He said the government had frozen the bank accounts of three NGOs who had collected aid money for the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The government will improve the implementation method of the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) and consider expanding it in the future, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying. She said that based on the feedback obtained from stakeholders and recipients, Sara has provided them with numerous benefits, as it is a … Read more
KANGAR, March 22 ― The Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs) has channelled RM5,998,500 in “fitrah” aid to benefit 11,997 poor and destitute individuals. MAIPs, in a statement today, said the aid will be distributed through five zones, namely the northern, southern, eastern, western and central zones. “In the northern zone, it will … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — Additional aid and subsidies from an additional amount of RM23 billion presented through the Supplementary Supply Bill (2023) 2024 show the government’s commitment to helping the people cope with the rising cost of living, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. The bill involves the disbursement of an … Read more
