RM192mil rainy season aid given to rubber smallholders


For the people: Wee (third from left) showing the Covid-19 test kits after handing them over to the folks in Tanjung Piai.

PONTIAN: About RM192mil have been allocated to help rubber smallholders weather the rainy season.

A RM300 monthly aid would be given for two months to smallholders with less than 2.5ha of rubber plantation, said Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

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