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Tuesday January 11, 2005

Donation via credit card

PETALING JAYA: The public can now donate to The Star’s Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Fund using either their Visa or MasterCard via The Star Online. The transactions will be managed by The Star with Citibank as the payment gateway.

Malaysian and foreign credit cards are accepted. To donate, go to http://thestar.com.my/donation

Fund gets RM700,000

PETALING JAYA: Dairy Farm Giant Retail Sdn Bhd and its suppliers have donated RM700,000 to the National Disaster Relief Fund.

A cheque for the amount was presented to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who also heads the fund, by corporate affairs general manager Azmin Tan Sri Aziz.

Pos Dipang folk chip in

IPOH: Memories of the tragic 1996 landslide at Pos Dipang in Perak are still fresh on the minds of the orang asli, who donate to tsunami victims.

Yayasan Orang Asli Perak chairman Suki Mee said they had started a fund which has received over RM1,000 from residents in 10 villages so far.

Terengganu team in Aceh

KUALA TERENGGANU: Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh left for Banda Aceh yesterday heading a 22-member aid mission, including 10 doctors.

The group took clean water, food and medical supplies for the three-day mission organised by the state government and state Umno Youth.

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