Widow of corporal electrocuted in Sabah to receive Sarawak rental aid, housing support

The widow of Corporal Chiu Teck Siong, who tragically died in an electric shock incident in Sabah on August 6, will now receive aid under the Sarawak Rental Assistance Scheme (SRAS), according to Sarawak Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Michael Tiang Ming Tee. Tiang visited the family in Ulu Sungai Merah and pledged to help Tang Wei Wei, 39, secure an affordable home for herself and her five daughters, aged between four and 11.

Sarawak's Pelawan assemblyman also confirmed that the Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Tiong Hin Management Board will cover Tang's children's education expenses, including tuition fees, until they complete primary school. The government will further bear the pre-school education expenses for Tang's youngest child, who is four years old.

Tiang added that he will continue to assist the family with unresolved legal matters. Chiu, 40, was among three policemen believed to have been electrocuted while moving a metal pole used to harvest coconuts outside the Weston Police Station in Beaufort.

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