Donate through proper channels, urges JKM
PETALING JAYA: Use official channels to make donations or contributions to those in need, says the Social Welfare Department.
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PETALING JAYA: Use official channels to make donations or contributions to those in need, says the Social Welfare Department.
KUALA LUMPUR: A man who is said to have earned RM500 within five hours of begging at a night market in Maran and owns a flashy vehicle has been barred from receiving a disability allowance, says Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has stopped providing a disability allowance for a recipient who was found to engage in begging activities and owns a Proton X70 Premium.
The homeless are becoming part of the scenery in KL now MURRAY HUNTER In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the draconian measures employed in attempts to suppress the spread, the number of homeless in Kuala Lumpur has risen dramatically. There is no recent data to base statistics from. A
KUCHING (Aug 22): Resolving the issue of homelessness is very complicated as there are many underlying problems that go beyond poverty. While the Destitute Persons Act 1977 provides the legal framework to address the issue, Sarawak Welfare Department (JKM) chief assistant director (Enforcement) H