PUTRAJAYA, Feb. 9 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government has agreed to expand the range of items covered under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) scheme to include frozen food.

He said that the involvement of small grocery retailers in the implementation of SARA will also be increased to 10,000 by the end of this year.

"Starting today, all 22 million Malaysian citizens aged 18 and above will receive RM100 via their MyKad.

"However, many have called for the range of items to be expanded, and I am pleased to announce that the government has agreed to broaden the SARA scheme to include frozen food," he said during his speech at the Ministry of National Unity's monthly assembly here today.

He then said the programme'...