Sara rollout sees overwhelming response, over RM50m spent in one day

BernamaPublished: Sep 1, 2025 2:08 AM

About 850,000 Malaysians spent more than RM50 million on the first day of the RM100 Rahmah Necessities Aid (Sara) one-off aid rollout, as of 9.30pm last night.

The Finance Ministry, in a statement, said the overwhelming response from Sara recipients had caused a sudden surge in transactions.

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