Malaysia to give US$2,400 in aid to families of 54 citizens missing in Nepal-Tibet floods

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The financial assistance will be distributed through the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), following a decision by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at a Cabinet meeting on…

The financial assistance will be distributed through the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), following a decision by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at a Cabinet meeting on Friday (Nov 6).

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will provide a one-off payment of RM10,000 (US$2,460) to each of the families of 54 Malaysians who remain missing after devastating floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border region in August.

The assistance was approved by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during a Cabinet meeting on Friday (Nov 6) and will be distributed through the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), local media reported.

Human Resources Minister R Ramanan said the decision followed extensive discussions within the government.

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