Author: Clement Erik Wong

No election candidate announced by PBK

KUCHING: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) has not announced its candidate for the upcoming state election yet. This was made clear by its president Voon Lee Shan, who said the party had its own plan and it would announce the candidates once they have been approved by members. “We know that

Good response to Hope Place ‘Back to School’ Project

KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching ‘Back to School’ project has received great response from the public. Due to generous supporters of the cause, about 30 schoolchildren aged 7 to 17 recently went shopping with Hope Place representatives and their sponsors to buy school uniforms and shoes. Generous sponsors bought each of

Philanthropist brings cheer to the elderly

KUCHING: Sarawak Hun Nam Siang Tng (SHNST) recently received a generous donation from its honorary chairman Soh Choo Chan. Soh, a local philanthropist, donated 200 bags of 10kg white rice and 200 boxes of crackers to the nursing home, and gave each of its residents red packets as well. In

Local charity event attracts 2,000

KUCHING: A ‘Charity Bundle Day and Kuching Culture Vol. 2’ event on Saturday attracted more than 2,000 visitors. The event, held at Pasar Seni, Jalan Haji Taha here from 10am to 10pm, was organised in collaboration with Kuching Rukun 13 Welfare Association, PBB Satok Youth wing, Satok Bureau of Economy

Charity bundle day at Pasar Seni

KUCHING: A charity flea market for the ‘Charity Bundle Day and Kuching Culture Vol. 2’ event was held at Pasar Seni Jalan Haji Taha, here, yesterday. The flea market dubbed Jualan Amal Pecah Guni was organised by Sukarelawan Jalanan and is the first of its kind to be held by

RM30 mln put to good

KUCHING: The state government’s allocation of RM30 million to the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) is being put into good use. Unifor director Datuk Dr Ngenang Janggu revealed that all non-Muslim groups are benefitting from the allocation. “We have received RM20 million and another RM10 million will be received by

Christmas presents for the visually impaired

KUCHING: A total of 100 inmates from the Kuching Blind Centre, Kuching Community Based Rehabilitation, and Cheshire Home here received Christmas goodies, food and drinks from Saberkas Batu Lintang branch during an event held here yesterday. The event was held at the Sarawak Society for the Blind Recreational Hall at

Mixed views on water subsidy

KUCHING: Members of the public here have mixed views of the government’s move to subsidise the cost of water for every household in Sarawak. The subsidy, which costs the government RM40 million, covers the first RM5 of all monthly domestic water bill and will be effective by Jan 1 next

Hope Place receives air-cond donation

KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching has received a generous contribution of two brand new air conditioners recently. The donation was made by Sim Kay Siong, an old friend and former schoolmate of Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan. Wan presented a token of appreciation to Sim as a sign of gratitude for

Improving quality of SeDidik teachers

KUCHING:  Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hopes to improve the quality of SeDidik teachers. “SeDidik should emulate the approach taken by the Public Service and start implementing its methods. “One of the conditions to qualify for a promotion is for the teachers