Charitable organisations do their part to obey order


A cooking lesson in progress for the homeless. Initiatives like this will be put on hold. — Filepic

WITH the spike in Covid-19 cases in the country and the movement control order by the Government, many non-governmental organisations (NGO) are taking a step back.

Sols 24/7 Malaysia stakeholder management director Alya Syahida Allias said they decided to temporarily call off all support programmes for the homeless commissioned to them by the Federal Territories Ministry and Kuala Lumpur City Hall, such as free baking, cooking, hair cutting and English language classes.

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