DAP Sibu holds gas subsidy programme
SIBU: The Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sibu Service Centre will continue to roll out more subsidy programmes in their effort to help the B40 families. Sibu MP, Oscar Ling said that his service centre will organise such a programme every month, either in the form of subsidies for essential goods, oil, gas, and more. “The […]
Nursery, kindy fee subsidy for B40 group
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak government will introduce nursery and kindergarten fee subsidy for the B40 group in the state, said Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. Fatimah emphasised the significance of the matter in order to support parents who entrusted their children to childcare facilities, particularly private nurseries. She […]
Free health screening for B40 a state initiative
TANJUNG MANIS: The Free Health Screening Tour Programme held here is a state government initiative to help the B40 group get free health screening. According to the statement by UKAS, Deputy Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh stated that the tour programme provides services such as blood pressure screening, […]
Bright students assured of Yayasan Sarawak scholarships
TEBEDU: Students from the B40 group who excel in their studies have the opportunity to pursue their studies at international secondary schools under Yayasan Sarawak. Tebedu assemblyman Dr Simon Sinang Bada said there are five Yayasan Sarawak international secondary schools are located in Petra Jaya, Semenggoh, Sibu, Miri and Bintulu, which accommodate students from the rural […]
Please review house purchase policy
KUCHING: Four housing projects in Pantai Damai constituency, namely, Sentoria Phase 5 and Phase 7, and Spectra Housing 1 and 2 that should have benefitted low-income earners (B40) are still abandoned. The prices of houses in these projects are between RM100,000 and RM300,000 each and the abandonment of these projects are affecting nearly 1,000 house buyers […]
Locals urged to go for health screening tests
SERIAN: Local residents, particularly senior citizens, are encouraged to go for health screening tests. Based on the low numbers of individuals screened through the Skim Peduli Kesihatan for the B40 group (PeKa B40) in Serian district, local MP Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem stressed the importance of health screenings. Out of 1225 targeted individuals, he […]
Consumers body gives thumbs up to price cap
KUCHING: The Consumers Voice Association of Sarawak (COVAS) has welcomed the RM34.70 ceiling price for 5kg bottled pure palm cooking oil for Sabah, Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Labuan effective Aug 8, similar to Peninsular Malaysia. Its president Michael Tiong said it was a timely and wise move by the government, especially during challenging […]
Ministry wants Housewives Social Security Bill to include M40 group
KUCHING: The Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Ministry hopes that the Housewives Social Security (HSS) Bill 2022 will include housewives in M40 or the middle income group. “At the moment, there is the Insentif Suri (i-Suri) voluntary contribution under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) which gives benefits to housewives in the e-Kasih database for […]
Under siege
We remain essentially a nation under siege. – Theodore C. Sorensen, American lawyer The political trench warfare is still in full swing in Malaya. The battle lines have hardly moved. A few inches gained in a day are lost the next day. This political war of attrition is still causing much turmoil and roiling around, […]
Maxis donates desktops, laptops to B40 communities
KUALA LUMPUR: Telecommunication company Maxis has donated refurbished desktops and laptops to several B40 communities in Sarawak through the Sarawak Women and Family Department (JWKS). Through this contribution, the recipients, including Sarawak Single Mothers Association, Carnation Club, Kuching dan Samarahan divisions, Sarawak Women for Women Society and Sarawak Women Committee Group, would be able to […]
