Mat Hasan: Financial aid must reach B40, M40 in critical zones

Umno Deputy President Mohamad Hasan has called on the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to ensure financial assistance reaches B40 and M40 groups who are increasingly under pressure, especially those in enhanced movement control order (EMCO) or conditional movement control order (CMCO) areas.

The Rantau assemblyperson cited the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) which in its latest report had lowered its projected gross domestic product (GDP) for 2020 to -5.5 percent...