Senator Fuziah Salleh, deputy minister of domestic trade and living  costs, said the ministry hoped more parties would get involved in initiatives to help the less fortunate, such as the Menu Rahmah campaign for meals below RM5.

“We have plans because there is a lot of excess food in these bazaars… (we) are discussing what can be done to ensure this (excess) food can be utilised.

“We are working hard to involve all segments of the community so that they will benefit from this, especially those who are less fortunate, at sahur time,” she said.

Fuziah said this at a media conference after attending a Menu Rahmah event at a restaurant here.

Fuziah said so far, there are 18 eateries registered in the state’s Menu Rahmah directory, taking the total number of such eateries nationwide to 512.