Yayasan Keluarga Malaysia aid given to 15 kids who lost a parent to Covid-19


MELAKA: A total of 15 children who were orphaned by Covid-19 received assistance from Yayasan Keluarga Malaysia (YKM) handed over by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in conjunction with the 11th edition of the Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian Family) Aspirations Tour (AKM Tour) on Friday (Oct 14).

M. Sumathy, 52, a mother of two of the recipients aged 16 and 12 said she would use the RM1,000 aid given to each family to buy school items for her children.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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