Sign up for PeKA B40 healthcare scheme
KUCHING: Puncak Borneo folk, especially recipients of the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) aid, are encouraged to sign up for the Skim Peduli Kesihatan healthcare scheme for the B40 group or PeKA B40. Puncak Borneo MP Datuk Willie Mongin said he attended a meeting with representatives of Protect Health Corporation Sdn Bhd to better understand the […]
Inculcate patriotic spirit, Sarawakians urged
LAWAS: Sarawakians are urged to inculcate the spirit of patriotism by flying the Jalur Gemilang flag during the Merdeka month. “If not us, who else will fly the Jalur Gemilang?” said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan when addressing villagers at the Kampung Dato Mosque, Kuala Lawas today, in conjunction with the […]
Increased BPR aid to be credited in June, moratorium for borrowers
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to increase the rate of the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) aid through the Supplementary Strategic Programme to Empower the People and Economy (Pemerkasa +) announced tonight. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said households earning below RM2,500 would receive an additional BPR rate of RM500 and households earning between […]
Digi has special Prihatin offers
KUALA LUMPUR: Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd has announced two special offers to enable Malaysians who are eligible for the Jaringan Prihatin Programme, including its existing and new customers, to stay connected. In a statement today, Digi said eligible customers who are recipients of the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) scheme can opt for either a RM180 […]
Phase two of BPR payments to 8.4 million recipients to begin Friday
KUALA LUMPUR: The second phase of Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) payments involving an allocation of RM2.75 billion will be made in stages starting this Friday. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said the payment would benefit 8.4 million recipients comprising 3.6 million households, one million senior citizens and 3.8 million single individuals. […]
Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat first phase payment starts tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 8.45 million recipients will be receiving payment under phase one of Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) in stages involving RM1.93 billion allocation, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. He said it involved payment to 4.4 million recipients amounting to RM300 each while 4.05 million will receive RM150 […]
Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat to be open for new registrations by January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) will be open for new registrations by the end of January next year. The Finance Ministry’s National Budget Office director Johan Mahmood Merican said this will enable those who are eligible but have not previously registered to apply for the upcoming cash assistance. BPR, with an allocation of […]
