MIRI: Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau is continuing to get to more people in his constituency who are in dire need due to the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO).
For the record, more than 4,224 families or ‘doors’ at 80 longhouses or settlements in the constituency have been given food aid.
Dennis revealed that after the MCO went into its third phase, he and his party volunteers and community leaders received many requests for food aid. These are either families that live and work in Miri or villagers who travelled to Miri for various reasons before the MCO started and are now trapped in the city.
“I would like to thank our lawmakers, Miri Welfare Department, and all government agencies that have helped our people. It is undeniable that despite excellent efforts, there are still families that missed out on the aid. They are where we focus our next efforts, especially single mothers, daily paid workers, the sick and bed-ridden,” he said in a press statement, yesterday.
Dennis added that as they had not been able to provide everything due to financial constraints, his team had forwarded a list of 281 families to Telang Usan District Office, Miri Resident’s Office and Miri Welfare Department to ask for help.
“Many of my people are living outside the constituency. Miri city is where most of them live due to work, business and various other reasons,” he said.
In addition to expressing his gratitude to the federal and state governments for their various initiatives designed to lessen the burden of the people, Dennis suggested that the state government look into the need of a category of Sarawakians who also have been badly affected by the MCO.
“These people earn their living by providing off-road transportation to and from rural longhouses. They are like taxi or bus drivers, except that they drive where urban vehicles cannot go.
“The MCO is so strict, so no one dares to use their service. Even if they must travel due to some emergencies or something, getting permits from the police is a big obstacle, and returning to a longhouse is not considered essential,” he said.
