PRN Melaka: BN-PN janji air percuma, 25,000 rumah, peluang pekerjaan untuk belia

The Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) have pledged to provide free water to all households in Melaka, with a limit of 20 million cubic meters per month, and to construct 25,000 affordable homes over the next five years, if the coalition wins the 14 November PRN election. The manifesto also promises to attract investments worth RM30 billion over five years and to create 25,000 job opportunities for young people.

Among the financial incentives offered are RM100 cash payments to new parents' savings accounts for newborns from January 1, RM300 for newlyweds earning less than RM3,500 per month, and Hajj applicants, in addition to RM100 for B40 families attending TVET training. A one-time RM1,000 payment is also promised to each parent and teacher association (PIBG) in schools.

Other main offers include ambulance services and free SPM and STPM counseling classes, although the manifesto positions it as a continuation of existing programs rather than new initiatives. "Care does not end at a single stage of life, but encompasses the entire course of their lives," said BN Melaka chairman Ab Rauf Yusoh as he launched the manifesto today.

Rauf also contrasted his party's manifesto with that of their rivals, emphasizing that Melaka voters are mature enough to distinguish between superficial attractions and truly transformative promises.