RM500 aid brightens Raya

Festive joy: Noraini (left), with her daughter Nur Irdina Qalesya Ariffin and Ariffin, is grateful for STR. With the cash assistance, she can prepare Raya cookies and spend more on clothes for Nur Irdina. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

BUKIT MERTAJAM: With the government’s Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR), hawker Noraini Mohd Yusof is now able to spend more on Raya clothes for her seven-year-old daughter.

Usually, she would buy one outfit for the girl.