Govt doubles aid for families affected by disasters

KOTA KINABALU: The government will double the goodwill aid for each family affected by monsoons or other disasters from RM500 to RM1,000, says Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The goodwill aid initiative is expected to ease the burden of more than 39,100 heads of households and involves allocations exceeding RM39.5mil from the National Disaster Fund, the Prime Minister said on Thursday (Sept 16).