Food for needy students


PUTRAJAYA: Surplus food from supermarkets still safe for consumption will be distributed to students at 20 public universities under the national food bank initiative, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.The Foodbank Malaysia programme has been extended to university campuses to help students from poor families, he added.

“I was made aware of the issue of university students having to starve and eat less, which had been reported in the press.

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