KUCHING: Sarawak police have expressed utmost gratitude to the state government for the RM500 special assistance to federal civil servants serving in the state.
Sarawak Police commissioner Datuk Ramli Din in welcoming the announcement by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg last Wednesday, said it was a recognition from the state government to the federal civil servants for their services to the state.
“This will ease the financial burden faced by civil servants and we are thankful for the initiative taken by the state government,” he told reporters after paying a courtesy call on the chief minister at Wisma Bapa Malaysia yesterday.
The special assistance will benefit some nine thousand policemen serving statewide.
On Wednesday, Abang Johari announced that 94,971 federal civil servants in Sarawak will receive RM500 special assistance from the state government to be disbursed in June next year.
The chief minister made the announcement at the end of the State Civil Service Day celebration at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK).
Also present during the courtesy call was Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Corporate Affairs and Sarawak Public Communications Unit) Abdullah Saidol.
