GEORGE TOWN, Aug 12 — Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB) has collaborated with the Penang Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) to provide food aid to 200 families who are registered under e-Kasih system in conjunction with the upcoming Merdeka Day.
JKSB chief executive officer Faisal Shahbudin said the company would rely on e-Kasih, the national poverty data bank system developed by Penang ICU to ensure that the aid would reach the underprivileged.
“Putting food on tables is vital during this challenging period, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a company under the Minister of Finance Incorporated, we are thankful to be able to support those in need throughout the pandemic in Penang.
“It is also our humble request to fellow Malaysians to kindly be in support of each other during the movement control period,” he told reporters after the handing-over ceremony of the aid here today.
Also present was Penang State Development Office director Datuk Azman Ibrahim.
Dubbed “Program Bakul Merdeka’, Faisal said the programme would focus on low income-group Malaysian families from Bayan Lepas and Balik Pulau areas.
He said the distribution would take place over a week starting today and each family would receive groceries and non-perishable food supplies worth a total of RM120 such as canned milk, instant noodles, rice, wheat flour, coarse sugar, cooking oil, soy sauces, among others.
Faisal said JKSB, the concessionaire of Penang Second Bridge, has various plans to celebrate the Merdeka month, but given the escalating situation of COVID-19, it decided to postpone any face-to-face programmes.
“This year, we will depend on social media and share Merdeka messages along the bridge to boost the patriotism spirit among the people,” he said.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency