BATANG KALI: Each family that has lost a family member in the Batang Kali campsite landslide tragedy will get RM10,000, while families of survivors will receive RM1,000 each, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He announced this after visiting the site of the tragedy last night when he pledged the government would render all forms of appropriate help. “We will expedite the assistance,” he said in a short press conference.
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