More elderly and young children receiving aid


Lee (third from right) handing out ang pow to senior citizens at Miri Dynasty Hotel as Rosey (second from right) looks on.

MIRI: The elderly and children now form the largest number of welfare recipients in Sarawak.

Out of the 57,588 people statewide who require monthly government aid, 22,509 of them are senior citizens above 55 while 12,029 are children below 12 years old.

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