PM: 5,750 rice sacks a week to be distributed for free to B40 families in FT


PETALING JAYA: Free sacks of rice under the Urban Poverty Programme (5MY) will be distributed from Sunday (Jan 31), says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

"The Federal Territories Ministry, via the Myberas@Wilayah programme, will be giving out 5,750 rice sacks a week for free to B40 families in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan from today," he said on Sunday (Jan 31) in conjunction with Federal Territory Day on Monday (Feb 1).

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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