Covid-19: S'wak aid package to be extended until year-end


Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg speaking to reporters in Kuching. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Seven measures under the Sarawakku Sayang special aid package will be extended until the end of the year due to the ongoing Covid-19 surge in the country, says Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg.

The Chief Minister said the extension, aimed at lessening the impact of the pandemic, would cost the state government RM104.84mil in total.

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