KUCHING: Thirty-two senior citizens and homeless people took part in an Arts and Music Therapy programme here. The objective of the programme was to give an opportunity to senior citizens and the homeless to explore their artistic and musical talents as one of the measures to fight depression. Welfare, Community
KUCHING: The state government will not neglect its senior citizens who are in need of help for various reasons. According to Welfare, Community Well-Being, Women, Family and Children Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, for last January and February alone, the State Social Welfare Department (JKMS) gave more than RM14
KUCHING: Residents of Rumah Sri Kenangan (RSK) Kuching had to be relocated temporarily as the construction work on the new building is being revised by the Public Works Department (JKR), says Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Children Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. Work on the RSK in Kuching
ASAJAYA: The state government has allocated RM2.8 million to tackle water issues in the state, said Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. He was speaking at a community programme organised by Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB) at Kampung Tanjung Kelaso Community Hall, Asajaya, Samarahan yesterday. “The government
KUCHING: The relocation of two Chinese schools will be revised and reviewed by Education Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching on April 4, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Assistant Minister Chong Chieng Jen. Chong said in a press conference at DAP headquarters here today, that there was a need for
KUCHING: Direct flights from Kuching to Jakarta will be announced very soon, revealed Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Hamzah here on Saturday night. He said his ministry would be announcing the flights. “Since there is already connectivity from Kuching to Pontianak, soon there will be
KUCHING: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Assistant Minister Chong Chieng Jen today said that Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar was being hypocritical in his statement about reviewing the federal government’s special grant for Sarawak. Chong was referring to an article in a local paper about Junaidi’s statement on reviewing
KUCHING: Six motorcycles were seized during an operation conducted by Padawan Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division at 18th Mile, Kuching-Serian Road near here. The operation, which started at 11pm on Friday and ended at 3.30am on Saturday, was aimed at tracking down and detaining motorcyclists involved in illegal racing along
KUCHING: A pick-up truck collided with an MPV at Jalan Cana here early this morning. The impact of the collision caused the MPV driver to be pinned to his seat. Firefighters had to use a special equipment to extricate the driver before he was taken to Sarawak General Hospital in
KUCHING: A total of 47 children participated in the Earth Hour Colouring Competition at CityONE Megamall here, earlier this afternoon. CityONE Megamall advertising and promotion executive Fonsby John Keling said that the colouring completion was organised in conjunction with the annual Earth Hour celebration and was held to create awareness
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