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Govt To Ensure Aid Reaches The Rakyat

Jul 25, 2025

The government is stepping up efforts to ensure the Prime Minister's recently announced initiatives for Malaysians are not exploited.

For starters, the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry will monitor petrol stations when the lower RON95 price comes into effect.

This is to prevent misuse of the Mykad by owners of foreign-registered vehicles.

Traders have also been warned not to take advantage of the 100-ringgit SARA cash aid by raising the prices of essential goods.

The ministry assured that traders will also be monitored to prevent profiteering.

Meanwhile, the Finance Ministry has clarified that the 100 ringgit will be automatically credited into the MyKad’s of eligible recipients.

This, amid fears that scammers may be looking to take advantage of the situation, by spreading false info that you need to register for the assistance.

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The Home Ministry will table a policy paper next month, proposing amendments to the SOSMA Act.

The ministry adds that it's identified 13 offences under the act that currently allow for detention, which it plans to remove.

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The Selangor government says parents in the state are allowed to keep their children home from school amid the current haze.

However, it says that while student absences will be excused, parents or guardians must notify schools accordingly.

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In a related development, only Johan Setia, Selangor is reporting an unhealthy air quality reading currently, with 60 other areas nationwide experiencing moderate API levels.

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And France will officially recognize Palestine as a state later this year, with an official announcement expected at the UN General Assembly in September.

It will be the first of the G7 group of the world’s largest advanced economies to do so.