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All liquor manufacturers closed immediately

KUALA LUMPUR: All liquor manufacturers nationwide were closed immediately following the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) 3.0, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said all manufacturing sectors were closed except for 12 categories that were allowed to operate during the MCO 3.0 period. According to him, although permission […]

Ragad presents donations to needy families

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud’s wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib presented donations to help needy families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The donations were presented during a ‘Majlis Jalinan Kasih’ held at Pasir Pandak today to help ease the recipients’ burden. “It has been a year since […]

Basic essential items for quarantined individuals

SIBU:  Political Secretary to the Chief Minister Michael Tiang, who is also the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) youth chief, today handed over basic essential items to Deputy Director II of Sibu Hospital, Dr Rachel Teng. The items, donated by concerned and kind members of the public, included toothbrushes, shampoos, soaps and  toothpastes. They were […]

Food supply airlifted to Mulu

MIRI: Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) today arranged for an AgustaWestland (AW189) helicopter to have food supplies and basic necessities delivered to flood victims in Mulu. The aircraft and its crew departed from its air base here at 9am today and landed in Marudi at 9.15am before proceeding to Mulu at 12.47pm to complete the assignment. […]

Hope Place springs into action after flash floods hit

KUCHING: Hope Place has responded immediately to the flood situation here by handing out aid to flood victims at several evacuation centres on Tuesday night (Jan 12). The first evacuation centre Hope Place visited was Dewan Balai Raya Taman Desa Wira, Batu Kawa, and food and other basic necessities were given to 35 victims from […]

Diapers, special milk for disabled woman

KUCHING: A disabled woman recently received aid in the form of diapers and a special milk powder from Hope Place, a local non-governmental organisation. Bong Kian Loah, 24, lives with her parents who are farmers in Siburan and has a brother who is currently looking for a job. She was diagnosed with a type of […]

Ragad presents aid to needy families

BY NIA NATASHA HASENAN & NUR SHAZREENA ALI KUCHING: The rain did not dampen the spirit of charity for Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib in visiting and handing over aid to poor families in Petra Jaya here this evening (Oct 8). The wife of Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud […]

Adequate supplies assured

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has allowed businesses in the critical manufacturing sector to operate during the movement control order period to ensure the basic needs and services for the people are not affected. Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said although this is important to ensure uninterrupted supplies, the […]