Business chambers raise RM500,000 for medics

KOTA KINABALU: Business chambers have raised RM500,000 in five days for the Sabah branch of the Malaysia Medical Association to assist in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) with Sabah United Chinese Chambers of Commerce (SUCCC) and its affiliates raised the amount requested by MMA Sabah branch.It is for the purchase of medical equipment needed by Sabah hospitals, SUCCC president and ACCCIM vice-president Tan Sri Andrew Liew (pic) said in a statement.