Food bank successful in helping the poor


AS A provider of food to the underprivileged since 2017, Penang’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 was successful in assisting the needy.

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