RM300k food aid grant good move

KUCHING: Julau MP Larry Sng has praised the government’s move to allocate RM300,000 to every MP to carry out the food assistance programme in their respective areas. “Covid-19 has affected all segments of society. More  people are unable to earn an income or put food on the table during the movement control order (MCO) because […]

Fatimah welcomes announcement — RM300k for MPs

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has welcomed the announcement that the federal government will allocate RM300,000 to all MPs to implement the food basket assistance for those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic within their respective constituencies, especially in view of the movement control order’s (MCO) extension. However, the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood […]

Ministry to channel RM20 million for maintenance, upgrade of non-Muslim houses of worship

Halimah Mohamed Sadique

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of National Unity (KPN) will channel an allocation of RM20 million for repairs, maintenance and emergency works on non-Muslim houses of worship. Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique in a statement today said the financial assistance has been set according to the nature of work to be carried out. Allocation for civil works […]

RM400,000 allocated for longhouse projects

JULAU: More than RM400,000 have been allocated for the development and upgrading projects of longhouses at Jalan Nunggang, Pakan. Julau MP Larry Sng said in the last two months, he had approved an allocation of RM159,000 under the Minor Rural Project (MRP) fund and an additional RM100,000 under the People Friendly Project (PMR) fund to […]

Apply for allocations, Saberkas branches advised

ASAJAYA: Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has advised Saberkas branches to apply for allocations that would be used later to help the community. “So far we have received several applications and the number is expected to increase in the near future. “For this purpose, Saberkas has agreed to allocate RM3,000 to each branch for a […]

RM50k for Taman Resident playground setup

KUCHING: More facilities, including a children’s playground, will be set up at the Taman Resident park in Jalan Kong Ping here. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang said RM50,000 under the rural transformation project fund would be allocated for the purchasing and installation of playground equipment. “Although setting up the playground is quite […]

RM70,000 allocation for St Alban Church

KUCHING: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii allocated RM70,000 under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) for 2021 for the upgrading of facilities of St Alban Church on April 11. The church which is situated at Taman Susur Jambu, Sarikei has been the beneficiary of RTP funds from the state government in 2019 and 2020. […]

Religious institutions receive RTP allocations

KUCHING: Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii recently distributed the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) allocations to numerous religious institutions in Sarikei last weekend. One of the religious institutions was SIB Mandarin, Sarikei, which received an allocation of RM200,000 under RTP 2021 for the construction of a new SIB Mandarin facility. For the Che Sea […]

RM70,000 for Nyelong Park Methodist Church

SARIKEI: A total of RM70,000 has been allocated under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) 2021 to upgrade facilities in Nyelong Park Methodist Church here. Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii said previously, an allocation of RM300,000 was given under RTP 2020 while RM200,000 under RTP 2018.

TBS doles out RM18.3 mln in zakat

KUCHING: Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) has distributed RM18.3 million in zakat collection to poor families (asnaf) in the state through three programmes, as of April 13. Its general manager Datuk Abang Mohd Shibli Abang Nailie said the distributions were done through Program Mengukuhkan Keilmuan, Program Membangunkan Institusi Islam and Program Memantapkan Kebajikan Ummah. “As of […]