Many grateful for the help


Welcome benefit: Ho selling muar chee at his stall in the Cecil Street Market in George Town and (right) Adnan sweeping the side of the road along Jalan Magazine in George Town, say the cash aid help them during the tough times. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star.

GEORGE TOWN: The burden has been somewhat eased for the lower income group, with many describing the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat cash aid programme as timely.

Frontliner Adnan Zakaria, 42, welcomed the aid, saying his expenses would usually increase during a lockdown.

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