Hawkers have received the BKSS aid
KUCHING: Allegations that hawkers have yet to receive the first tranche of RM750 in Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0 aid via Sarawak Pay are not true. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang in refuting such claims by Violet Yong said based on the latest BKSS 6.0 Disbursement Status of MPP, from the […]
Help these petty traders, hawkers
KUCHING: Relevant authorities are urged to help petty traders and hawkers who have not received the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance 6.0 (BKSS 6.0) package announced by the state government in June Jong Yean Pin of Sarawak United people’s Party (SUPP) Kuching Branch said he recently visited some hawker centres and found that some had received […]
Long queue outside Miri bank
MIRI: A long queue was seen outside Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) at Jalan Sri Dagang here today (Aug 25) as recipients of Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0 lined up to cash out their aid payment vouchers. A ground check carried out by the New Sarawak Tribune found that most of them have come from […]
Hawkers to receive special grant soon
KUCHING: Operators at Song Kheng Hai Hawkers Centre will be receiving their Sarawakku Sayang Special Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 grant soon. This was revealed by Jong Yean Pin who is with Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Kuching branch. He said that he has been receiving numerous inquiries since the implementation of BKSS 6.0 in June. “The […]
Coffee shop owners start receiving aid
KUCHING: Coffee shop owners have started to receive RM750 of the RM1,500 financial assistance under the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0 package, in which the monetary assistance has been channelled into their respective SarawakPay accounts. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the assistance under BKSS 6.0 will be […]
State govt to ensure Sarawakians benefit from efficient tariff structure
KUCHING: Discounts for both electricity and water bills have been extended until December as per the Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) 6.0. While Sarawak’s average tariffs for water and electricity are already among the lowest in Malaysia and the surrounding region, Sarawak Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the electricity and water […]
BKSS puts smile on their faces
KUCHING: The Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance (BKSS) programme demonstrates the state government’s concern for the welfare of the people, particularly those who have been severely affected by the pandemic. Among the assistances provided under BKSS 6.0 include cash aid for B40 households, six-month allowance for frontline workers, assistance to small traders and hawkers, ‘e-hailing’ drivers […]
Sebauh now has mobile banking
SEBAUH: Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom welcomed the Sarawak government’s initiative in providing mobile banking services in rural areas, especially in Sebauh. With the service, residents did not have to get police permits to go to Bintulu to do their banking during the movement control order (MCO). Rundi, who is also Kemena […]
Aid ensures food on the table
BY NATASHA JEE & NURIN YUSRINA KUCHING: The food aid programme under the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) aims to help those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic so that they have food on the table. Senior Works Minister and Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that was why the federal […]
Food items for villagers in Tatau
KUCHING: The Kakus Constituency Service Centre distributed food items to 44 residents from ten longhouses at Pulau Rian, Sangan, Tatau, following active case detection (ACD) operations in the area. The food supply was handed over by Kakus assemblyman Datuk John Sikie Tayai as well as Kakus Constituency Service Centre representatives to the villagers. Sikie, who […]
