NON-PENSIONABLE Malaysian armed forces (MAF) veterans who have yet to register with the MAF Veterans’ Affairs Department (JHEV) are urged to do so to facilitate channeling of necessary aid and assistance to them.

Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said there are about 100,000 non-pensionable veterans, of which only 70,000 of them have registered with the department.

“There are still many who have not registered yet. So, we are in the process of getting them to register. The government has recently announced a special RM500 financial assistance through the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin) for MAF veterans including non-pensioners.

“Since many non-pensionable veterans have not registered, it is difficult for us to distribute the aid and many other assistance including from Tabung Pahlawan,” he told reporters today.

Ismail Sabri said this after visiting veteran Hassim Ahmad, 75, at Jalan Tuanku Putra, Teluk Air Tawar.

He spent about 20 minutes mingling with Hassim and his family before handing over contributions in the form of essential items and cash.

In addition to financial assistance, Ismail Sabri said JHEV also provides training programmes to help veterans venture into business and earn their own income. – Bernama, June 19, 2020.