Free haircut event eases burden of parents
SARATOK: The initiative of the Kalaka Constituency Service Centre to organise a free haircut programme in conjunction with the opening of the school session next week aims to ease the burden of parents. Kalaka assemblyman Mohamad Duri said parents tended to spend more at the beginning of the school session. According to him, this was […]
271 students get Back to School aid
LUNDU: About 271 students from 16 schools in Tanjong Datu constituency received aid through the Back to School programme. According to Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, the programme here is the fourth programme held by Santubong Parliamentary constituency. “Hopefully this programme can help ease the burden of parents who […]
NGO draws up plans to nurture tolerance and awareness
KUCHING: Sarawak Society for Tolerance and Awareness (Softaa) has drawn up a broad spectrum of plans to continue its work to promote tolerance and awareness in society this year. For starters it plans on continuing its Back to School programme which involved the distribution of school bags and stationery to students of SMK Tebakang last […]
New academic session: Smooth start in Kedah, Kelanran, Terengganu today
KUALA LUMPUR: The 2023/2024 academic session in all schools in Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu began today as scheduled, but the situation was different in some schools in Johor as they are still affected by the floods. In KEDAH, a total of 334,426 students from 752 schools, comprising 88,362 pupils in 548 primary schools and 146,064 students in 204 secondary […]
Parents prep for kids’ school items
KUCHING: With the school holiday ending soon, parents with school-going children are busy preparing for school necessities ahead of the new school year. For 29-year-old Amyira Yusof, the housewife said the preparation for her children’s school necessities is at fifty per cent. “My two sons will be entering Primary 1 and kindergarten respectively this year. […]
250 recipients get aid from Back To School programme
LUNDU: A total of 250 people received donations from the Tanjong Datu Back To School programme held at the Mahligai Gading Lundu multipurpose hall here yesterday. Tanjong Datu assemblyman Azizul Annuar Adenan said a total of 150 people received donations of school bags and stationery while 100 received free haircuts. In addition, a lucky ticket […]
Daro students get free haircut
MUKAH: In conjunction with the back-to-school period this week, the Sarawak United National Youth Organisation (Saberkas) in the Daro constituency has organised a free haircut programme at Medan Selera Daro. The programme was held recently from 9.30 am until 3 pm and Saberkas received more than 150 students from around Daro District. According to Daro […]
Check out HONOR Back to School Sale
KUCHING: HONOR Malaysia is running a two-month Back to School Sale featuring some of its bestselling products at instant rebates. From now till the end of November, grab your favourite HONOR devices with arguably the deal of the year. Customers are advised to check out the HONOR Back to School Sale and its product availability […]
Bandar Kuching MP donates uniforms, shoes to needy pupils
KUCHING: Needy pupils from SK Lumba Kuda and SK St Thomas were given new sets of school uniforms by Democratic Action Party (DAP) Bandar Kuching here. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said that the contributions were under its Bandar Kuching Back to School programme. “We continue to send new uniforms and shoes to pupils […]
800 students receive school equipment from Kuala Rajang rep
SARIKEI: A total of 800 students in the Kuala Rajang constituency have received basic necessities and school equipment under the ‘Back To School’ programme. According to Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) in a news report on Sunday (Jan 23), Kuala Rajang assemblyman Datuk Len Talif Salleh said that a total of RM100,000 has been allocated […]
