Aid requests no longer from just the poor


Sheridan Mahavera

A volunteer counting bags of aid before distribution to the needy in Kuala Lumpur in April. Despite the reopening of the economy following a decline in Covid-19 cases, many people are still out of work and continue to seek assistance. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 13, 2020.

JOHAN Halid’s group fed the poor during the movement-control order (MCO) but as the country moves into the recovery phase, he is getting aid requests from middle-class families.

These households have depleted their savings since movement curbs to stem the spread of Covid-19 took effect on March 18, the Sahabat Jariah Malaysia chairman told The Malaysian Insight.


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