BY CRYSTAL ANING
KUCHING: Over 2,000 packs of porridge were distributed to residents around Kuching city in conjunction with the Drive-Thru@RTM 2023 event yesterday.
Sarawak Broadcasting director Nasrul Hakim Md. Noh said that this was the third year they have organised such programme.
“Last year, we had the opportunity to donate spicy porridge, but this year we only distributed over 2,000 packs of lambuk porridge,” he said.
He added that the programme was held in conjunction with the 77th anniversary of RTM, aimed at strengthening the camaraderie between RTM Sarawak staff, departments under the Ministry of Communications and Digital, strategic partners, agencies and the local community.
“In addition, it is hoped that this programme can raise awareness among the public about the importance of the Malaysia Madani spirit, based on six main pillars, which are keMapanan (Sustainability), kesejAhteraan (Wellbeing), Daya Cipta (Innovation), hormAt (Respect), KeyakiNan (Integrity), and Ihsan (Compassion),” he said.
He also mentioned that the Ramadan Tour Programme has been successfully implemented, involving 77 mosques and suraus nationwide.
“In Sarawak, the programme started in Limbang on March 19, followed by Miri on April 1, Bintulu on April 2, Sibu on April 8, and the closing of the programme was also conducted live in Sri Aman on April 10,” he explained.
Meanwhile, he expressed his gratitude to all collaborative partners and strategic allies who helped make this programme a success, with the hope that more such programmes could be implemented in the future.
Present at the event were Deputy Minister of Community Wellbeing Development Mohamad Razi Sitam, Kalaka assemblyman Mohamad Duri and representatives of its strategic partners.
