SUBANG – A total of 2,500 food baskets were flown to Labuan today to be distributed to residents affected by the enhanced movement control order (EMCO).
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun said the food baskets contained rice, flour, sugar and other essential items.
“The ministry was asked to send 14,000 food baskets; the remaining 11,500 food baskets will be sent by sea on Saturday,” she said at the Royal Malaysian Air Force base here.
She said the distribution of the food baskets is one of the efforts under the National Recovery Plan to ease the burden of residents in Labuan, which has been under EMCO since May 28, to break the chain of Covid-19 transmissions on the island.
The Welfare Department also aided in the coordination of the contribution of other basic necessities, such as disposable baby diapers, baby milk and others goods from non-governmental organisations, she said.
“I hope this effort can ease the burden of the people in Labuan who are facing difficult times,” she said, adding that the ministry will continue to work towards alleviating their burden. – Bernama, June 24, 2021
