Food bank successful in helping the poor


PROVIDING food to the underprivileged since 2017, the state’s Mutiara Food Bank initiative has collected a whopping 952 tonnes of food, benefiting 49,179 recipients.

State welfare and environment committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said this showed that the programme has managed to aid the underprivileged.

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