Effect of The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake On Malaysia - Aftermath

Aftermath

The then Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi cut short his holiday in Spain after five days of diplomatic trip in India and returned to Malaysia. He instructed the government to cancel all New Year celebrations and urged all parties, including the private sector, to hold prayers and remembrance services instead. The government had also postponing the deportation of illegal immigrants and extending an amnesty so that they may exit the country by 31 January 2005 instead of 31 December 2004. The Malaysian government too announced that MYR 1,000 (USD 260) would be given to the families of victims while MYR 200 (USD 50) would be paid to those who had sustained injuries from the tsunami. Displaced residents would be given MYR 200 to alleviate their hardship, MYR 2,000 for every house damaged, MYR 5,000 would for every destroyed house while fishermen whose boats were lost will be given MYR 1,000 for smaller boats and MYR 3,000 for larger boats.