Thankful for timely aid

That joyful feeling: Goh (fourth right) and Yim (right) posing with the recipients of the aid at the home.

MARY Tan, a Silver Jubilee Home For The Aged resident, will soon be able to enjoy eating again, thanks to the one-off RM500 Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) aid.

Tan, 74, when met at the home in Penang, said she would use RM400 to buy a new pair of dentures so that she would be able to eat whatever she wanted.

“For the past few months, my dentures have been loose,” she said.

She was among 48 home resi-dents who received the aid from Batu Uban Barisan Nasional co-ordinator Goh Kheng Sneah and Bayan Baru MCA secretary David Yim yesterday.

Under Budget 2012, the Government allocated a one-off cash assistance of RM500 for households with a monthly income of RM3,000 and below under the scheme.

Tan said she would use the balance to buy new clothes and shoes for Chinese New Year.

Another recipient Yong Siew Lian, 78, who was wheelchair-bound, said she was happy to receive the money.

She said she would use the money to buy Chinese New Year items.

Goh said the 48 recipients were the first batch of 197 home residents receiving the aid.

“The distribution was meant for the convenience of the home residents, especially those who are bedridden.”

Yim said he and Goh also gave out 15 boxes of mandarin oranges to the home residents.

峇都蠻500人看到錢了！

2012-01-16

（檳城）馬來亞銀行職員在峇都蠻州選區發放“一個馬來西亞人民援助金”開設換取現款柜台，第一批獲得500令吉的人民，幾乎都是當場換取現款。

剛卸下峇央峇魯國會選區協調員的嚴汶龍在分發儀式上致詞時，透露援助金的兌換現金獎券上有一個號碼，並打趣的建議受惠者換取現款後投注獎券的編號，看看能不能受到幸運之神眷顧？

在峇都蠻州選區，共有1千727人符合獲得500令吉一馬援助金的資格，其中500人昨日（15日）下午受邀出席在雙溪賴菩提中學舉行的分發儀式。儀式結束後，工作人員指示3大種族的受惠者前往3個柜台，依據本身的種族領取一馬援助金。

國陣峇央峇魯國會選區協調員傅裕智、峇都蠻州選區協調員吳竟誠、印度國大黨峇央峇魯區部主席拉威、西南縣福利官陳愛麗、馬青峇央峇魯區團團長陳有良等人也出席分發儀式。

傅裕智致詞時，希望一馬援助金受惠者能夠把國陣中央政府的誠意告訴親友，同時呼吁他們支持國陣。

他說，供家庭總收入3千吉以下的一馬援助金，不像反對黨政府執政的檳州，有條件地只把100令吉樂齡人士回饋金，分發給必須是檳州選民的60歲以上樂齡人士。

嚴汶龍：峇央峇魯4887人獲援金

嚴汶龍說，峇央峇魯國會選區則有4千887人獲得500令吉援助金。

他呼吁人民不要因為一些人的不實言論，導致國民團結與和諧關係遭到破壞。

吳竟誠：人民請持續支持國陣

吳竟誠則感謝人民一直以來支持國陣成為政府，同時向在場者要求繼續支持國陣。

（星洲日報／大北馬）

Rela platoon does its bid for flood victims

Saturday December 31, 2011 STAR

THE Sungai Dua Rela platoon in Penang donated RM2,888 to assist flood victims in Thailand.

The money was raised from among its 123 active members.

Batu Uban Barisan Nasional co-ordinator Goh Kheng Sneah said Rela members embarked on the donation drive as they wanted to do more than just providing security services for the society.

“The Sungai Dua platoon provided security for 580 activities this year, which is an amazing feat considering they are mere volunteers holding full-time jobs.

“Now, they are even giving a helping hand to our neighbouring country in their time of need which is really commendable,” he said.

Earlier, he presented a cheque for the said amount to Penang St John Ambulance treasurer K.H. Wong during the platoon’s annual dinner at its base in Sungai Nibong.

Goh, who is a Rela honorary lieutenant-colonel, said the money would be used to help flood victims especially in south and north of Bangkok.

Also present during the event on Wednesday were state Rela director Romli Ibrahim and Bayan Baru Barisan Nasional coordinator David Yim.

Romli praised the platoon for its charitable initiative.

He also expressed hope that the membership in Rela would increase next year through programmes such as 1Sukarelawan 1Rumah.

As of early 2011, there are more than 2.5 million registered Rela members nationwide.