Extension for those in need

Rapt attention: Laundrette worker Amira Wahida Osman watching the Prime Minister deliver the special announcement on the loan moratorium in Putrajaya. — MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Star

Reports by ZAKIAH KOYA, RASHVINJEET S. BEDI, ALLISON LAI, ROYCE TAN and CLARISSA CHUNG

PETALING JAYA: The government has agreed to extend the existing loan moratorium for a further three months for those who are unemployed and have targeted bank assistance for individuals and small businesses that need to restructure their loans, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.