State government comes to aid of villagers
KUCHING: Nine households who were made needy by a storm, yesterday (Oct 16) received donations from the state government to help them repair their houses. The said donations were handed over by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Satok Division deputy chief Datuk Ibrahim Baki on behalf of Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. […]
AKPK developing programme to assist SME borrowers facing cash flow problems
KUALA LUMPUR: The Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) is developing a Temporary Relief Programme (TRP) to reduce the burden of individual and small and medium enterprise’s (SME) borrowers who are still having difficulty restoring their cash flow. Deputy Finance Minister II Yamani Hafez Musa said the borrowers would start encountering this problem once […]
Establish a department to look into poverty eradication
KUCHING: A new department should be established to monitor and oversee poverty eradication programmes. Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau said creating a team of coordinators can ensure effective implementation of poverty eradication programmes. He was commenting on the proposal by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to appoint a coordinator for monitoring poverty-alleviation programmes […]
Fire victims get prompt assistance
KUCHING: Several families who were victims to a fire in Kampung Tabuan Haji Drahman early morning Tuesday (Sept 28) heaved a sigh of relief as they received the needed assistances from their local elected representative. Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Abang Hipni presented the contributions to the fire victims recently. He said the assistance package […]
RM2.25 bln to provide housing assistance for the poor
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has allocated RM2.25 billion to provide housing assistance to the poor under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the allocation was to build and repair 85,500 units of houses, namely 75,000 units in rural areas and almost 10,500 units in urban areas, […]
RM3,000 assistance for tourism agencies registered with Motac
PUTRAJAYA: The government will channel financial assistance of RM3,000 to licensed tourism agencies under the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) through the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih). This is the second time similar assistance has been given to registered tourism agencies, after the first one under the Strategic Programme to Empower […]
Senator helps needy students
SIBU: Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew remains committed in helping students from underprivileged families who are facing difficulties due to the pandemic. He explained that this group should be helped as their parents had their income affected by the pandemic. He said that some of them live in rented accommodation and with their income affected, […]
Hope Place provides assistance to OKU couple
KUCHING: A disabled elderly couple residing at Chawan Road here recently received much needed assistance from Hope Place. Midah Sujun, 73, and her husband, 68, are both visually impaired. As the couple got married in their later years, they do not have any children of their own. The elderly couple has lived in a squatter […]
EPF launches initiatives to ease employers’ financial constraints
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has launched two new initiatives to ease the employers’ cash flow management during the pandemic and simultaneously allow them to undertake their statutory obligation. The initiatives are an exemption on late payment charges and Employer Pay for Reduction initiative (e-PaR), the national retirement fund said in a statement […]
Hawkers have received the BKSS aid
KUCHING: Allegations that hawkers have yet to receive the first tranche of RM750 in Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0 aid via Sarawak Pay are not true. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang in refuting such claims by Violet Yong said based on the latest BKSS 6.0 Disbursement Status of MPP, from the […]
