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LABUAN: A total of RM2.44 million was disbursed under various assistance schemes provided by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP), during the second week of Ramadan in the duty-free-island.
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary said the assistance schemes were the Bantuan Ihya’ Ramadan, Dapur It’am, Musaadah Tijariyah (for business activities and business startup capital), muaalaf group (Muslim converts), kitchen assistance scheme for Asnaf (eligible tithe recipient) and Wakaf assistance scheme for the Labuan Nuqleus Hospital.
“A total of RM759,000 was disbursed last night for the Dapur It’am programme which provides breaking-fast meals for the asnaf group, Covid-19 frontliners and the needy, RM1.23 million for Musaadah Tijariyah Programme, RM271, 000 to surau and mosques for religious activities, and the remaining for other programmes
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DBKL to focus on Malay reserve land infrastructure development Annuar 02 Mar 2021 / 19:33 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will focus on planning infrastructure development in the Malay reserve land (MRL) areas so that they are not left behind in terms of development.
Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa (
pix) said that the move was to ensure that the MRL areas such as Kampung Sungai Penchala, Segambut and Taman Datuk Keramat are on a par with development in the surrounding areas.
He said that usually there will be disparity in terms of development between MRL and non-MRL areas, as there are several private investments in the non-MRL areas, and the government is improving infrastructure while land owners are also developing their own properties.
Hard times call for more precise urban poor statistics 03 Feb 2021 / 20:42 H.
Nearly everyone is feeling the pinch stemming from the pandemic but the intensity of suffering and difficulties varies with individuals.
That explains why government assistance has become more targeted at the needy, such as the urban poor, as we try to weather the crisis.
So long as the economic uncertainty remains, this effort should continue but data accuracy needs to be given serious attention to ensure no one is excluded from the assistance that they deserve and need.
The difficulties experienced by the rakyat are more evident now as most states are currently under blanket movement control order (MCO 2.0) as daily new local Covid-19 cases remain high at four digits.
PETALING JAYA: Over 30,000 families out of the 1.8 million population in the capital are estimated to have an income of below RM2,200, which is below the poverty line, and they need appropriate assistance, says Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa.