“Justeru, tahun ini kita mengambil inisiatif meneruskan BSS dan menyeru individu yang ada penyakit berkaitan untuk memohon bantuan ini sebelum tarikh tutup pada 30 September,” kata Jamaliah Jamaluddin ketika dihubungi.

Anwar, who is also the finance minister, said that in the meeting Ryan shared the company’s plans especially the investment opportunities in Malaysia that were identified.

On Friday, when tabling the Budget 2024, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had announced that the Federal government had agreed to reinstate the construction of five LRT3 stations that were scrapped by the former Pakatan Harapan administration.

“Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional’s base would be pleased as long as the economy is well-managed. The generosity for Sabah and Sarawak should endear Anwar’s government to East Malaysians and remove excuses for East Malaysian parties to back any attempt to change the government,” he added.

“Tahun ini sahaja 334 peserta berpendapatan bawah RM3,000 mendapat manfaat itu berbanding 236 tahun lepas. Esok kita juga akan buat lagi serahan bantuan di Banting,” katanya hari ini.