Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Zohari unveils special package for Sarawakians:
- RM250 for 6 months for head of the B40 families from July -Dec 2021
- B40 singles above 21 will get RM500 one-off assistance in Aug
- Payment will be credited directly to their bank accounts
Continued:
- Payments can be claimed from any BSN banks for B40 recipients
- RM970 million allocated for this special assistance announced by the state gov't
-This will benefit more than one million people in Sarawak
Step 2: Special monthly allowances for frontliners for 6 months in Sarawak
- RM300 for MOH staff (doctors, nurses, AMO, other health allied staff)
- RM200 for Immigration
- RM200 for police officers and staff
- RM200 for armed forces
- RM200 for RELA
- RM200 for customs officers
Step 2 continued:
- RM200 for local councils staff
- RM200 for fire brigade
- RM200 for civil defence officers
All these costs RM27 million for these allowances
Step 3: Special incentive for media frontliners
- One-off cash incentive to media practitioners of RM1,500
- Total RM900,000 allocated for this initiative
Step 4: Special grants for stall owners and small traders
- Special grants of RM1,500 will be paid in two instalments of RM750 in July and December 2021 through Sarawak Pay
- RM97.5 million allocated for this grant
Step 5: Special grants for registered boat penambang
- One-off payment of RM500 to owners and small boats handlers
- RM100,000 allocated for this special payment
Step 6: Special incentive for taxi, van, school buses
- One-off payment of RM600 for 960 van handlers, 1,980 taxi drivers, 740 school bus and van registered in Sarawak
- RM2.2 million allocated for this special incentive
Step 7: Special assistance for e-hailing drivers and driving schools
- RM500 one-off payment via Sarawak Pay
- RM1.6 million allocated for this assistance
Step 8: Special assistance for tourism
One-off payments for the following:
- RM3,000 for 216 tourism agencies
- RM600 for 568 homestay operators
- RM1,500 for 219 tour guides, 173 national park guides
- RM500 for 99 tourist drivers
Total: RM1.63 million allocated
Step 9: Discounts for electric bills
- 5-25% discounts for monthly bills in domestic, commercial and industries till end of 2021
- Total allocated for discounts RM166.8 million
The week that was - it has been a busy week for Malaysia 🇲🇾.
1. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is back on the work visits after a round in the Southeast Asian region (Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Philippines and next to Cambodia), he made his maiden trip to Saudi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 visit was an important one to connect to the Middle East region and this region in particular, has an important geopolitical position for Malaysia.
That being said, Anwar said the Saudi Arabian leaders had requested him to extend his visit so that he could… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"I appreciate the invitation, including for an audience scheduled with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and the Crown Prince, but had to turn it down because of the scheduled iftar with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong tomorrow and an official visit to Cambodia,” Anwar said.
It was raining so heavily on my way to Bukit Jalil stadium and upon arriving, all hell stopped.
Waiting to catch @JJ_Lin tonight for the JJ Lin’s World Tour concert, this is my first concert after almost 10 years since Avicii’s performance in 2013.
Last minute decision to catch @JJ_Lin’s last leg of the #JJLin20 World Tour in 2022 here in Kuala Lumpur! Sort of like a treat for myself after graduating for my masters. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
What a surprise tonight when @JJ_Lin brought @JacksonWang852 on stage to duet their song “Should’ve Let Go” at the Malaysia leg of #JJLin20 World Tour 2022.
My worst fear just came, now I have to fork out more money to change flight tickets for my parents, and accommodation too.
Sigh!
Expensive to change for flights from Sarawak to KL and accommodation for both my parents who will be here to attend my convocation. All these added to the extra costs and burden.
Imagine so many people who are also affected by these.
The change of convocation date from November to December created so much problems and added more burden, costs to graduates and their parents, particularly those from Sabah and Sarawak.
Plans were made way ahead of time in order for us to arrange flights and accommodation.