Umno vice president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob at the 2021 Umno General Assembly 2021 in World Trade Center (WTC) Kuala Lumpur March 18, 2022. — Picture by Hari Anggara
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The government through the Malaysian Family Foundation will expedite the handing over of assistance to children who have lost either both their mother and father, or have lost one of their parents to Covid-19.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the one-off assistance was to help the children from school to university level.
“I have told the Chief Secretary to the Government (Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali), we will pay directly to the recipients (nationwide) to ease their burden,” he told reporters after handing over the assistance to 42 recipients at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTC KL) here today.
Also present were Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim and Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.
Meanwhile, a recipient, Khairil Rizal, 42, who lost his wife due to Covid-19 last August, said he was now looking after his three children aged 13, 10 and six. — Bernama