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TAWAU: Victims of house fires deserve the same assistance from the government as flood victims because they also suffered total loss due to the incidents, says Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff. ....
House fire victims deserve the same assistance as flood victims from the Government because they also suffered total loss due to the incidents, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (pic) ....
The Api-Api assemblyman also distributed food aid to the respective mosque committees and representatives last Sunday (July 18) and on Monday. “Prior to this, we gave out 323 food baskets to 16 church communities in the Sri Tanjung and Balung state constituencies, she said, adding that altogether 600 food baskets were delivered to mosques in the Apas and Balung state constituencies. On whether the target of 4,000 food baskets is sufficient, Liew said she will source for funds from sponsors to top up the quantity to meet any shortfall. More and more people are coming forward to ask for food relief. Big families need more food. For instance, I just can t give only one food basket for a family of 12,” said Liew. ....