Cash payment to senior citizens delayed


Penangites queuing up to collect their aid under the Senior Citizens’ Appreciation Programme. The postponement will affect 157,335 applicants. — Filepic

CASH payment under the Senior Citizens’ Appreciation Programme in Penang will be postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

State welfare and caring society committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said the move would affect 157,335 applicants who had previously been collecting their dues in their state constituencies.

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