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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed his admiration for the resilience of flood victims and the tireless dedication of flood responders and relief workers, describing them as people with extraordinary qualities in facing flood disasters.

He also announced that the government has allocated additional funds for post-flood follow-up measures, which are expected to begin in the middle of this month.

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00:00I was very impressed last night with KSN and KPNATMA.
00:06I saw the preparations and asked them about food supplies.
00:12Of course, the availability of facilities is limited,
00:16but the treatment and all the staff,
00:21I am grateful and proud of the service shown.
00:28And this will continue.
00:30KSN called Ehsan Mahdani by the public.
00:36Because of the order of this reduction,
00:40what is it called, Ehsan?
00:42Ehsan Mahdani Squad.
00:44KSN is a bit radical, Squad.
00:48So, Ehsan Mahdani Squad.
00:50Because this is something that we should prepare.
00:53Because of the reduction, of course, there are responsibilities.
00:57That's why we also provide additional facilities
01:00to improve schools and PPS centers.
01:04Ease of cleaning, toilets, and so on.
01:07It also requires an order from mid-December.
01:13TPM reported earlier that there were some reductions,
01:19but they are now in Pahang and Johor.
01:25So, the preparations are all over the country.
01:29But if I were to emphasize the service,
01:33the entire Cabinet is reduced.
01:36Every minister is reduced,
01:39the public officials are reduced.
01:41The reduction is extraordinary.
01:43I can see, I can look around,
01:46at PPM, health, and everything.
01:52At the event we went to,
01:54I saw everyone's eyes were wide open,
01:56they didn't get enough sleep.
01:58Then, after Christmas, they fell asleep.
02:02Now, it's changed for a while.
02:04But this is a good story,
02:06sometimes it's not glorified.
02:09What will be glorified
02:11are those who are lazy,
02:13or those who steal money,
02:17or those who are late in graduation, and so on.
02:20But we have to be fair.
02:22If we look at it,
02:23there were about 10,000 people,
02:25if I'm not mistaken,
02:2680,000 were dismissed.
02:2882,000 were dismissed.
02:31This is not excluded.
02:35Sometimes, I see some people
02:38who went home to help their family at the weekend.
02:43And also NGOs.
02:49And sometimes it's not formal.
02:51I saw, from the food lorries,
02:54from Pinang,
02:56I happened to meet someone from Bukit Mertajam,
03:00he's not an NGO,
03:02he's just managing 10 food lorries,
03:06he was sent to Kelantan,
03:08and he was informed by the ATM
03:12to help distribute the food.
03:14This is the strength of Malaysian people.
03:17And he happened to be from Pinang, China.
03:21So, he thought about the same problem.
03:25So, we have to be fair about these things.
03:29This shows that the spirit of saving.
03:32Glicks under Petronas Treasury
03:37and PNB
03:39have also encouraged all the companies under them.
03:41Banks have also taken their own steps
03:46to help.
03:48And I also urge the private sector,
03:50others who are successful,
03:53please pay attention,
03:54whether by giving funds
03:56or preparing the funds.
03:58There are benefits in the current situation,
03:59not just funds,
04:01but prepare the funds
04:03so that all the private companies,
04:05from Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh,
04:07and Pinang,
04:09can also go to Kelanggang.
04:10First, they can see the lives of the people,
04:13their poverty,
04:15their difficulties,
04:17but with full patience.
04:19I was with KSN yesterday,
04:21with KP,
04:23when I visited them,
04:25MB Tengganu,
04:27when we asked,
04:29none of them complained.
04:31This is amazing.
04:33We know how to sit.
04:39The staff, of course, did not complain,
04:41but those who were affected,
04:43they said,
04:44it's okay,
04:45there's water on the bed,
04:47we'll go home after taking a shower.
04:49We ate, alhamdulillah, it was delicious.
04:51I thought if it was so delicious,
04:52they wouldn't want to go home.
04:54But when we asked about their health,
04:56the doctor said,
04:58their children are being taken care of,
05:00they're being taken care of.
05:02So,
05:04of course, in the tens of thousands,
05:06no, hundreds of thousands,
05:08now it's 153,000.
05:10153,000.
05:12I just want to check if Zahid remembers.
05:14153,000 this morning.
05:16It's big.
05:18Of course, there are a few who complain,
05:20but in general, this is the strength.
05:22That's why I'm proud.
05:24In Malaysia,
05:26wherever I go,
05:28I say, look,
05:30this is a country,
05:32various races, various religions,
05:34even though Islam is the majority,
05:36Malay is the majority,
05:38but life there,
05:40is something unique
05:42in history.
05:44And especially in the end,
05:46in the world.

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