BKSS aid for school bus operators by July-end
KUCHING: The first batch of payment for the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang 3.0 (BKSS 3.0)’s one-off RM600 financial assistance to school bus and van operators will be done latest by the end of this month. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the ministry received 408 applications during the first phase of application (June 3 […]
199 penambang operators to get RM500 cash aid
KUCHING: One hundred and ninety-nine registered ‘penambang” (river taxi) operators in Sarawak will be receiving the RM500 one-off cash assistance under the third Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS 3.0). Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said during the movement control order (MCO) and the present conditional movement control order (CMCO), the penambang operators suffered income […]
Tour guides happy, too
KUCHING: Tour guides in Sarawak are smiling after the state government announced they, too, will receive a one-off cash assistance of RM1,500. Sarawak Tourist Guides Association (STGA) chairman Abang Azahari Abang Zaidan was grateful to the state government for the assistance and hoped it would be handed out as soon as possible. “Due to Covid-19, […]
Cuepacs thanks state govt for recognising frontliners
KUCHING: Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak welcomes the third package of Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 3.0 which involves incentives for frontliners. Cuepacs Sarawak president Ahmad Malie said the extension of the special incentive for frontline personnel proved that the state government under Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) […]
State govt listens to the people
DEBAK: The Sarawakku Sayang Special Aid (BKSS) 3.0 has proven that the Sarawak government is listening to the voices of the people through social media. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam said BKSS 3.0 complements what was not listed in BKSS 1.0 and 2.0. “Alhamdulillah, I am pleased that many groups have been included for assistance […]
Sarawak announces more inclusive BKSS 3.0
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has unveiled its third Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS 3.0) valued at RM300 million which is more inclusive to improve the livelihood of Sarawakians who have been affected by Covid-19. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the BKSS 3.0 contained seven measures to address the wellbeing of the […]
