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Malaysia's cost-of-living council has outlined a transitional framework for local white rice policy, including subsidised support for vulnerable groups and expanded food assistance under the SARA programme.
Malaysia's government will maintain all existing assistance programmes including cash aid and fuel subsidies despite projecting nearly RM40 billion in petroleum subsidies this year due to regional instability.
The Ministry of Higher Education has launched the redemption phase of MADANI Book Vouchers for 1.18 million IPT students, each eligible for RM100 credit towards reading materials through the MySiswaPlace platform.
More than half a thousand families affected by a June thunderstorm in Bercham, Perak, have received emergency assistance totalling RM1 million through contributions from gaming conglomerate Genting.