PUTRAJAYA: Application for next year's 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) payment can be made from Nov 27 to Dec 31, said Finance Ministry. "The spouse of this year's BR1M recipient who had passed away, applicants who had failed or not eligible for the scheme last year are required to make a new application for the 2018 BR1M. "We would like to inform that the government has never issued any statement on BR1M via WhatsApp application or any social media platforms. Valid information on BR1M, the ministry said is only available in 2018 BR1M brochures distributed to all recipients as well as through the https://ebr1m.hasil.gov.my. "The government hopes the BR1M payment will ease the burden of the people," the statement read.

Source: New Strait Times November 24, 2017 12:56 UTC