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Showing posts with label hardcore poor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hardcore poor. Show all posts

Monday, August 22, 2011

Uncertain fate for over 100 welfare aid recipients

KOTA KINABALU: SAPP claims it has gathered evidence of over 100 recipients of the Federal-funded Old Age Assistance Scheme (BOT) and Assistance for Disabled Persons (OKUs) who have been left, in limbo over the payments.

"After Daily Express highlighted the cases recently, we followed up with the department (State Public Welfare Services Department) on the status of 141 people from Penampang and Luyang who applied before 2009, of whom 24 were approved and the rest (117) had no replies until today" Sabah Progressive Party Vice-President Melanie Chia Chui Ket told a press conference, Thursday.

Friday, April 15, 2011

‘Rich’ Sabah and Sarawak are poor by design

According to a Sabah based NGO, the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak are kept poor for political reasons.