UMNO Youth, GiatMara Collaborate To Repair Over 200 Houses In Semporna
SEMPORNA, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- Semporna UMNO Youth and GiatMara (skills training provider) joined forces to repair more than 200 homes of the underprivileged, here.
Semporna UMNO acting chief Datuk Seri Nasir Sakaran said the repairs were being carried out with the allocation from the Rural and Regional Development Ministry (KKLW) and the Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) of the Prime Minister's Department.
"The works, which cover the houses on the islands off Semporna, have started since last September while the cost for each house varies," he told reporters here today.
Prior to this, Semporna UMNO Youth acting chief Ahmad Marzuki Nasir said 40 of such houses in the parliamentary constituency were repaired while 100 others were still being repaired.
He also said another 60 houses were still being identified to receive similar assistance.
Meanwhile, Raman Saraba, 49, thanked UMNO, GiatMara and the federal government for upgrading his dilapidated house in Kampung Kubang Pinang.
-- BERNAMA
