SOS call for aid


Vital supplies: A delivery man hauling essential items to Desa Bistari Apartments in Batu Uban, Penang, while some residents watch and wave from their balconies. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

WITH the enhanced movement control order (MCO) extended till the end of the year, many of the residents at Desa Bistari Apartments in Batu Uban, Penang, are in serious need of aid.

The apartments, consisting of two blocks, collectively have 404 units with residents who largely depend on daily wages.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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