Budget brings relief to struggling families


Kai Jun (second left), eight, and Kai Hui, nine, showing their homework to father Bok and mother Lee Sooi Fen, 34, at their flat in Bandar Baru Ayer Itam. — Photo: LIM BENG TATT/The Star

IT has not been an easy year for Bok Lian Beng. He lost his job as an undertaker in March.

Since then, the 40-year-old has not been able to find work and relies on the RM1,600 aid from the Government’s Bantuan Sara Hidup, now known as the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat.

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