BKM cash aid totalling RM8.2 bln, largest in country’s history
KUALA LUMPUR: Assistance channelled under the Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) is the largest direct cash assistance in the country’s history compared with Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) and Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH), said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Aziz. Tengku Zafrul in a statement issued today said as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri […]
Second, third phases carried out
FINANCIAL AID BINTULU: The cash payment of the second and third phases of the Cost of Living Aid (BSH), Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) and Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) for the state’s remote areas (no bank account) is being held at various locations here. Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib […]
Aid payment: Use updated data call
SIBU: An eligible recipient of Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) has called on the authority to use the updated data of Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) recipients approved by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) for easier disbursement of BKSS RM250 cash payout for six months. Currently the list of BKSS recipients is based on the IRB’s […]
Recipients surprised by requirement
MUKAH: Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) recorded an increase in savings deposits when it registered some new customers during the Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) payment to recipients here during a two-day session. The exact number of new customers who opened their BSN accounts could not be ascertained, but was believed to be in the hundreds as […]
Slow distribution of aid
MUKAH: Hundreds of people, namely the recipients of Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) converged at Dewan Suarah Mesra here yesterday to collect their money. Payment for second and third phase of BSH began yesterday and ends today. The authorities, however, disallowed the press from taking any photographs featuring the payment process inside the hall. New Sarawak […]
Waive road tax for workers, urges SWP
KUCHING: The Sarawak Workers Party (SWP) is requesting a year’s road tax waiver for recipients of Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) and Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN). It also wants the waiver to apply to all workers in the country. SWP secretary general Lavenia Mawas said the move would mitigate the hardship of those whose income had […]
3.8 mln of BSH recipients protected under mySalam scheme
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 3.8 million recipients of the Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) and Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) are currently insured under the mySalam scheme. Deputy Minister of Finance I Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said, however, many of the recipients in rural areas are still unaware of it. “The insurance coverage, provided by Great […]
Enforcing MCO rules at bank
BINTULU: The police with the help of assistance of the army, auxiliary police and Bintulu People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) personel are helping to control the crowd at Simpanan Nasional (BSN) Bintulu branch as the latter dispenses Prihatin, Bantuan Sara Hidup and Sarawakku Sayang aid. Bintulu district police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said his men held […]
Hundreds turn up to cash BPN vouchers
SIBU: Hundreds of people flocked to Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) Sibu at Kampung Nyabor Road here to cash their Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) vouchers yesterday after receiving incorrect information from social sites that the vouchers had to be redeemed within two days. The presence of the huge crowd raised the concerns of Sibu Municipal Council […]
Long queue for BPN in Mukah
MUKAH: It has been a busy day for Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) Mukah Branch here yesterday as many customers lined up to collect their Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) cash aid vouchers. Seloroh Prasih, a pensioner in his 60’s, was among those in the queue waiting for his turn to enter the bank. According to him, […]
