KUCHING: Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok feels that it is acceptable for the state government to utilise its RM31bil reserve in this critical time if the situation warrants such a need. He said that the prevailing extraordinary situation called for extraordinary
KUCHING: Two local-based companies -¬ Hubline Berhad and Supreme Consolidated Resources Bhd – have joined in the fight against Covid-19 by donating RM290,000 to the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF). The donation was presented to Deputy Chief Minister and State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas
KUCHING: Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak secretary Andrew Lo has stressed the importance of the government ensuring that only deserving companies received assistance to mitigate the impact of Covid-19. He noted that most employers and businesses were demanding for more government assistance to prevent them from going bankrupt, with
KUCHING: Monthly monetary assistance from the Department of Social Welfare is credited into the bank accounts of welfare recipients even earlier than usual during this crucial time, assured Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister said measures had been taken to advance March
KUCHING: The supply of essential food items to those in need will be executed by the Food Supply Chain Sub-Committee soon, assured its deputy chairman Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said all state constituencies have been allocated RM200,000 each from the allocation of RM16.4 million announced by Chief Minister Datuk
SOCIAL MEDIA KUCHING: The advancement of technology has seen the rise of social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube ― to name a few ― to the extent that it is rather rare to encounter individuals in urban regions without at least one social media account these
KUCHING: Wishesland president Chi Poh Yung has encouraged families with members or children with special needs to be consistent in carrying out necessary physiotherapy during the movement control order (MCO) period. He said that family members could apply what they had learnt from physiotherapists. “Without consistent intervention, their children’s conditions
KUCHING: RHB Banking Group (RHB) has confirmed that two of its employees, both from RHB Islamic Bank Jalan Satok Branch here, have tested positive for Covid-19. Both employees had been placed under home quarantine since March 18 and March 23 respectively. The affected branch has been temporarily closed from March
KUCHING: Kuching Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCGCCI) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok has appealed to the government to be pragmatic and do away with the preconditions for businesses to qualify for the employees’ salary subsidy under the RM250 billion People-Centric Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin) announced on Friday.
Economic stimulus package KUCHING: The RM250 billion economic stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday is a comprehensive and bold move by the federal government. Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip said the planners who had drawn up the
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