Help for those struggling to cope


PETALING JAYA: Some 11 million households, senior citizens and single people in the B40 and M40 income categories are expected to benefit from the government’s latest RM4.6bil Covid-19 Special Assistance aid package.

In his special address yesterday, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the initiative under the RM150bil National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) was important to ensure that the rakyat will continue to receive aid until the end of the year.

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