“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.

Kementerian Luar Malaysia (Wisma Putra) dalam satu kenyataan pada Khamis berkata rejim Israel mesti bertanggungjawab sepenuhnya atas kegagalan memastikan laluan selamat untuk konvoi bantuan kemanusiaan itu.

He expressed hope that the good news will be an inspiration for all government office bearers to redouble their efforts in serving the public.

He said the State Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) had been instructed to disburse the surplus funds from the Selangor Prosperous Living Assistance (Bingkas), involving a monthly assistance of RM300 to the affected groups.