Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim has urged the federal government to give victims of the recent Penang floods financial aid.
In a statement today, Sim said, "On behalf of the people of Bukit Mertajam and Penang, I appeal to the prime minister to provide financial aid to flood victims, just like the Penang state government has done, and also to follow the federal government’s own precedent when it gave RM500 to victims of the December 2014 floods in Kelantan."
The Penang state government has announced that it would be giving RM700 in cash aid to each family affected by the floods, an increase from RM500 originally announced by the state...