RM117,000 aid from KL for Kudat fire victims
Published on: Saturday, July 02, 2016
Kudat: The Federal Government has allocated RM117,000 in financial aid to 234 households who were affected by the recent fire at Kampung Landung Ayang. Minister of Special Tasks Datuk Teo Chee Kang said each family received RM500 for them to purchase essential items for the coming Hari Raya celebration. "We thank the Federal Government for such financial assistance to these fire victims," he said when representing Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan bin Kassim to disburse the financial aid at Dewan Tun Mustapha, here, Friday.ADVERTISEMENT Teo, who is also Tanjong Kapor Assemblyman, had made the request for allocation to assist the victims during Shahidan's visit to Kudat after the blaze. On the other hand, Teo said the Government has completed the construction of 150 transit homes to accommodate the fire victims of Kampung Landung Ayang. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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He said 50 per cent of the transit homes have been occupied to date and urged the villagers at the transit homes to exercise caution when handling fire, especially while cooking. Also present were Kudat District Officer Sabdin Ibrahim and Tanjong Kapor Community Development Leader (PPM) Datuk Peter Chin.