Pakatan Harapan has called on the government to provide cash reliefs for households in the B40 and M20 income groups throughout the lockdown period, which has been extended indefinitely.

Its cost of living committee welcomed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s earlier calls to give each family in the bottom 60 percent of income earners (B60) a minimum of RM1,500 each month until the lockdown ends - but had some alterations in mind.

“We unanimously agree with Anwar who called for the provisioning...