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Special grant: Correct formula needed for right amount

KUCHING: Two native organisations want the annual grant for Sarawak and Sabah to be calculated accurately. In a joint statement today the Dayak Think Tank Association Sarawak (DTTAS) and Dayak National Congress (DNC) said the annual special grant under Article 112D of the Federal Constitution should use the correct formula in order to obtain the […]

School receives grant to upgrade facilities

BY PETRONELLA LANGITA FELIX MIRI: SJKC Chung San has received an annual grant to upgrade its facilities to improve the learning environment. Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin presented the grant to SJKC Chung San School Board chairman, Chai Ming Kian, when he visited the school on Friday (Aug 27). One of the facilities provided […]

Chinese independent schools get RM10 mln grant

KUCHING: The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government has handed over a RM10 million grant to help Chinese independent schools in Sarawak this year. There is an increase of RM1 million this year compared with last year’s grant or an increase of RM4 million from four years ago when Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg […]

Parents can apply for RM180 subsidy

KUCHING: Parents who send their children to taska and nurseries registered under the Sarawak Social Welfare Department can apply for a subsidy of RM180 from the department. In announcing this, Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the subsidy was implemented under the previous Barisan Nasional government. “This […]

If you are registered, you can apply

KUCHING: The state government has allocated a special annual grant of RM5,000 for all registered early childhood education centres in Sarawak. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that the state government approved an allocation of RM16.6 million this year to all early childhood education centres numbering 3,030 […]