IPOH CITY COUNCIL FOOD BOX DONATION TO RETIREE

IPOH: The Ipoh City Council's Retiree Association (PERMAI) gave away 105 boxes of food items to its members.

Ipoh City Council's Mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin and PERMAI president Datuk Mohamad Rafial Moktar presented the food boxes to the representatives.

Datuk Rumaizi Baharin said the donation aimed to help the retiree who find difficulties in leaving their homes to get their necessities, during the Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) period.

“Some of them who are still working are now financially affected by the extension of the MCO,” he said.

IPOH CITY COUNCIL DONATED FOOD BOXES TO PERMAI

PERMAI was set up in 2009 by the former Mayor Datuk Roshidi Hashim to assist the welfare of the retiree and it had served as a platform for fostering relationship between City Council and the former staff. In addition, the association helps retiree in the form of monetary aid and buying necessities during economic crises, natural disaster and accident cases.

PERMAI Kinta Bhd Cooperative has also contributed financially to the association in order for it to run economic activities for the benefit of the retiree.