Aid sent to Gaza must be needs-based: Anwar
CAIRO: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has advised volunteer teams and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from Malaysia who wish to provide aid to the victims of the conflict in Gaza to ensure their assistance is needs-based. The Prime Minister acknowledged that the intentions of these NGOs and volunteer teams were good, but he emphasised the importance of consultations […]
Hope Place supports poor family
TAPAH: Hope Place has stepped forward to assist a family of five living in a rundown wooden house without basic amenities. In a press release yesterday (June 29), it was revealed that Burai Bada, her husband Jonathan, and their three children aged between 1 and 10 years old, face many challenges in their daily lives. […]
NGO provides food aid and assistance to needy family
BY AWANG MUHAMMAD SYAHMI KUCHING: Hope Place recently extended help to a family of five living in Tapah near here by providing them with basic food aid and drinking water. The family, consisting of Recky Batu, his wife, two sons and his elderly father, was facing severe difficulties when the NGO came across them. Recky, […]
Residents in Kota Bharu relieved over restored sugar supply
KOTA BHARU: Residents in the Kota Bharu district who had faced a shortage of sugar last week can heave a sigh of relief after sugar supply to the area was restored. A grocery wholesaler and retailer, Ahmad Najmi Mohd Ashari, 36, from Tanjung Chat here, said he began receiving his sugar supply in stages since […]
From raw data to real insights
“The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.” – Adam Smith, 1723 – 1790, Scottish economist WHEN it comes to supermarket shopping, I have been implementing a strategy for the past decade: I consistently visit a variety of […]
Struggling couple with health issues has Hope to thank for
KUCHING: Hope Place was recently introduced to a couple with several health issues and lacking basic necessities. The charitable non-governmental organisation (NGO) said 55-year-old Winney Jaili and her husband Kuntri, 64, are living in a dilapidated house at Kampung Pengiran in 14th mile. They were referred to Hope Place for assistance by a social worker […]
Helping underprivileged children
Prices for diapers, which are considered necessities for families with babies and children, have increased by 25 per cent to 30 per cent in rural areas. This is a great challenge for the B40 families. It can be very stressful for mothers to not have an adequate supply of diapers for their babies. With this issue on […]
Raghad presents CNY donations
SIBU: Some 50 individuals here received donations in conjunction with the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration. The wife of the Head of State, Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib, presented the donations to the recipients during the Majlis Jalinan Kasih Tahun Baru Cina at Foochow Sibu Association, today (Jan 25). The recipients received assistance […]
Sibu NGO donates foodstuffs to homeless persons
SIBU: Sarawak Central Zone Electrical & Electronic Sales & Services Association (SCZEESSA) has shown their care for the homeless persons housing at the temporary transit centre (TTG) in Jalan Sanyan here. SCZEESSA’s chairlady Lau Wang Mee led her committee members to make a generous donation of foodstuffs and household items, including in the form of […]
Sickly man gets Hope Place help
By Uzair Aneeq KUCHING: Hope Place has come forward to provide basic necessities to a middle-aged man who suffered physical injury after getting into a car accident. According to the non-governmental organisation (NGO), Timothy Richard Augustine, 41, had a car accident at Jalan Bau in September and had lost some of his memory including injuries […]
