those in Malaysia although hit by flood but they are receiving
cash aid may be held up by second wave but still money is on the
way.
we are still receiving Vegetable from China & other part of the
world?
see report from the Star on line:
Cash aid held up by floods
JOHOR BARU: Some 6,800 families from the first wave of floods who
have not received their RM200 financial aid should get it by next
week, Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said.
He said the delay was caused by the second wave of flooding which
hit the state earlier this month.
Abdul Ghani said RM5.2mil had been disbursed to 26,000 families and
Jan 10 had been fixed as the final day to submit all the names of
those affected by the first round of floods.
Unfortunately, that was also the day the second wave struck. The
priority then was to handle the flood situation, he told reporters
after launching the Maal Hijrah celebrations here yesterday.
Farmer Salali Arip, 68, is forced to do extra laundry as the
floodwaters soiled his garments following the second wave in
Kampung Parit Ismail, Johor. AZHAR MAHFOF / The Star
Many flood victims in Kota Tinggi interviewed by The Star said they
had not received the RM200 aid.
During the press conference, Abdul Ghani publicly chided one of his
state exco members when told that students at religious schools had
not received their monetary aid because the authorities were going
to buy uniforms instead.
He questioned why State Religious, Education, Higher Education,
Human Resource, Science and Technology and Innovation Committee
chairman Zainal Abidin Osman had not followed his instruction to
give RM100 to every student affected by floods.
You were told to give money, not clothes. I made the decision.
Cant you just follow it? he asked.
When contacted later, Zainal Abidin said the students would receive
their financial aid next week, starting with areas where the floods
had receded.
The students will only be eligible for one payment even if they
have been affected by the floods both times, he said.
Responding to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawis
statement that there were weaknesses in the state drainage system,
Abdul Ghani said more dams might have to be built to cope with
heavier rainfall.
Agriculture and Agro-Based Industries Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin
Yassin said a special taskforce would gather detailed losses
suffered by farmers, entrepreneurs and manufacturers in
flood-affected states.
We want everyone who has been hit by the floods and every
agro-based venture, including commercial farmers and breeders, to
be included in the census, he said when visiting SK Penchu near
Kundang Ulu in Muar district.