Waive normal cancellation charges

Matta’s appeal to airlines, hotels KUCHING: Airlines and hotels have been urged to waive normal cancellation charges, otherwise travel agents will suffer a double whammy. In making the call, the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) expressed regret on the double standards practised by some airlines and hotels for offering full or partial […]

Villagers appeal for power connection

KUCHING: About 15 households at Kampung Sungai Resat, a village approximately 45 minutes from Kuching are appealing for their homes to be connected with electricity. Despite the whole of Sungai Resat being under the national grid, a handful of residents have been without electricity — some have been waiting since 2007. Habitat for Indigenous and […]

Couple appeals for aid to own house

KUCHING: A couple with a down syndrome son is appealing for government assistance to own a house. Peter Dion and his wife, Mary and their six-year-old son, Adrian are presently squatting with his three other siblings at a house in Kampung Sagah, Bau. Peter is currently employed as a watch man while Mary is a housewife. […]