KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) plans to work with the Federal Territories Ministry in continuing the previous and future programmes to alleviate the burden of more than 10,000 urban poor.
Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa (pix) said the cooperation, among others, involved the introduction of an automatic dispensing machine providing free rice for the needy at Rumah Prihatin @ Grand Seasons which will be launched tomorrow.
“Through this pilot project, those in need can get around one to five kilogrammes of rice donated by various parties and the public,“ he told a press conference in conjunction with the ‘Malam Kasih Merdeka’ celebration here, yesterday.
Annuar, who is the founder of Rumah Prihatin and former Federal Territories Minister, said other plans included a toy bank pilot project and temporary accommodation for cancer patients from outside the capital.
“We want this Rumah Prihatin to be better known so that more people will help and it will benefit those in need,“ he said.
-Bernama
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