Kampung Cina fire: 12 families receive early aid from Prime Minister's office

Datuk Mohammad Anuar Mohd Yunus (third from right) inspecting the damage the fire caused at Kampung Cina in Kuala Terengganu. With him is Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department director Md Hilman Abd Rashid (left).

KUALA TERENGGANU: Twelve families who were affected by a fire that gutted a row of shophouses in Kampung Cina here last Sunday night (Sept 18) received initial assistance of RM1,000 from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday (Sept 23).

The cash assistance was delivered by the Prime Minister's political secretary, Datuk Mohammad Anuar Mohd Yunus, to each head of household involved to ease their burden.