Traditional angpows versus e-angpows
KUCHING: Young, unmarried individuals are eagerly anticipating Chinese New Year, driven by the excitement of collecting and counting the red packets (angpows) received at the end of the celebration. However, the growing popularity of e-angpows and the incentives offered by banks for electronic transfers as red packets may change the traditional thrill of receiving physical […]
Restaurant remembers the less fortunate with angpow gifts
SIMANGGANG: A restaurant here carried out its corporate social responsibility by distributing angpow to the less fortunate members of society. The management of Golden City Restaurant brought cheer to residents of Datuk Ajibah Abol Children’s Home and Pusat Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti (PPDK) Taman Sri Jaya by giving out gift of money packed into red packets […]
19,000 needy senior folk to get CNY goodies
SIBU: STM Lottery Sdn Bhd is ushering in the Year of the Rabbit with an angpow donation campaign which will benefit over 19,000 needy senior citizens in the country. The company formerly known as Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd is resuming its donation campaign in a big way this year. “In the past two years, […]
Festive cheer for 400 needy senior citizens
KUCHING: STM Lottery Sdn Bhd brought festive cheer to 400 needy senior citizens through its annual Chinese New Year Angpow Donation Campaign. Kuching City South Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng was invited to present the donation which was held at the Che Hia Khor Moral Uplifting Society Sarawak’s multi-purpose hall at Jalan Ellis, […]
Rabbits here, there and everywhere
‘The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.’ — Lao Tzu, ancient Chinese Taoist philosopher With the Lunar New Year just about a fortnight away, pictures of rabbits are everywhere. You see them on the Chinese New Year “ang pow” (red packet) envelopes, T-shirts and decorations, on the 2023 calendars and even […]
More senior citizens receive red packets from Hokkien association
KUCHING: The Kuching Hokkien Association honoured more senior citizens with angpows in conjunction with the celebration of Chinese New Year 2022. The angpows were presented to 465 senior citizens by a political secretary to the chief minister Tan Kai on behalf of Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian, on Thursday (Feb 10). […]
MBKS gives food packs, ang pow to 530 families
BY JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: Kuching City South Council (MBKS) gave food packs and ang pow to 530 families at its Caring Society programme held near the KMC flats on Friday (Jan 28). MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng was delighted that even after two years into the pandemic, this tradition of helping the community was […]
23 individuals get CNY red packets
MUKAH: Some 23 less fortunate individuals received ang pow (monetary gifts in red packets) from the Mukah Chinese Community Benevolent Society here on Saturday (Jan 22). The society chairman Yeo Tiong Ing said it was an annual programme organised in conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year celebration and each recipient was given RM350. “The society […]
Schools given RM3k ang pow
MIRI: Pei Min Middle School Board chairman Khor Ooi Long and Riam Road Secondary School deputy board chairman Datuk Seri Lau Hieng Su paid a courtesy call to Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin today. In a brief meeting, they both brought up issues being faced by their respective schools to Lee and sought for […]
Best CNY ang pow is to stay at home
KUCHING: The best ang pow for Sarawakians this coming Chinese New Year is to stay at home, said Minister Local Government and Housing Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. Together with Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor, Datuk Wee Hong Seng and councillors, Dr Sim recently lit up Chinese New Year lights at MBKS markets […]
