PM denies MP’s claim that flood aid application closes tomorrow

PM denies MP’s claim that flood aid application closes tomorrow

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has accused Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh of trying to 'confuse the public' with tweet on the Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI) payment.

Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s rebuke sees Hannah Yeoh replying with a tweet saying her information was fact-checked and that he should instead ask his ministers first.
PETALING JAYA:
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has denied that applications for the Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI) payment for flood victims will close tomorrow, Dec 24.

In a Twitter reply to Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh, he said the applications for BWI would not close.

“The government will pay every time they (the people) are hit by a disaster,” he said. “If a disaster strikes twice, the government will pay twice. That’s my order.”

Ismail then urged Yeoh to check her facts first and to not believe in information spread on WhatsApp, saying her actions had confused the public.

He was replying to an earlier tweet from Yeoh, who questioned him on how the government could announce the RM1,000 financial assistance for each flood-affected household but then abruptly close the applications tomorrow.

Ismail announced the aid at the height of the floods on Sunday.

Yeoh had also asked: “Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Is this really to help the residents?”

In response to Ismail’s reply, Yeoh said she had provided evidence to the media and always fact-checked before tweeting.

She said it would be better for the prime minister to check the matter with his ministers first before trying to give her any advice.

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