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The politics of disaster aid

By Shanon Shah

March 2, 2010

Food donated by an aid organisation being delivered to a remote location in Haiti following the earthquake in January 2010 (Pic by DVIDSHUB @ Flickr) ON 13 Jan 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti, killing thousands instantaneously. Then on 20 Jan, a 6.1-magnitude aftershock rocked Haiti once again. There are conflicting […]

“Should public aid stop?”

By Lau Weng San

July 22, 2009

FOR the past few weeks, several organisations, associations and poor people have come to my office seeking assistance. Most of the assistance they seek is monetary [in nature]. As a ruling party assembly[person], I have the privilege of offering my help by utilising my constituency development fund. [The use of this] fund [is also what […]

Zambry: All storm victims will get aid

June 1, 2009

BAGAN DATOH, 1 June 2009: The state government will channel aid and assistance to all storm victims here and in Manjung, regardless of their political beliefs, Barisan Nasional-installed Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said today. “As such, we hope that the Opposition will not manipulate the issue for their political interest,” […]

MyKad, the needy’s debit card

April 10, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 April 2009: The poor can now use their MyKad as a debit card under the welfare programme known as MyKasih. The programme, which launched its electronic payment system today, will distribute cash to recipients’ bank accounts which are linked to their MyKad. Those under the MyKasih programme can then shop and pay […]

Govt measures for Indian Malaysians

February 23, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Feb 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced several measures to assist the Indian Malaysian community and address their concerns. To begin with, the government will put on fast track its plans to repair and rebuild dilapidated Tamil schools in the country, he said. Najib, who is also Finance […]

Bar wants royal commission on landslide tragedy

February 16, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 16 Feb 2009: Bar Council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan today called for the setting up of a Royal Commision of Inquiry to investigate the Bukit Antarabangsa tragedy. She said the Bar Council’s Task Force on Bukit Antarabangsa had identified the causes of the landslide tragedy, including the lack of competent expertise in design, […]

Help for S’wakians in mini budget

February 12, 2009

KUCHING, 12 Feb 2009: The mini budget, which is scheduled to be tabled by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the Dewan Rakyat on 10 March, will include financial assistance to Sarawak. “The federal government will offer assistance to those affected by the recent floods. We have made that commitment,” […]

Penang seeks RM500mil from federal govt

January 13, 2009

PENANG, 13 Jan 2009: The Penang government has applied for a RM500 million allocation from the federal government for various programmes. These would include programmes for retraining workers and providing business opportunities in the state over the next two years, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today. “I met with Datuk Seri Najib and he […]

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